In 1936 the Dust Bowl had peaked. Southeast Colorado was extremely hard hit by this climate catastrophe. Government aid, in the form of the Works Progress Administration, employed those out of work in order to build bridges, roads, parks, and buildings throughout the area. Today, many of these structures remain in communities across the Canyons and Plains region harkening back to the Dust Bowl Days.
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- WPA Sites in Baca County
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- Two Buttes Gymnasium
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- WPA Sites in Baca County
MORE INFORMATION: Click here for a downloadable tour of WPA sites in Baca County
Baca County Tourism
PHOTO CREDIT:
- Jeffrey Beall, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Two Buttes Gymnasium, located near the intersection of 5th and C streets in Two Buttes, Colorado. The property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. - WPA Sites in Baca County from ColoradoPreservation.org
