Baseball Park Entrance, Ackley Park, Elk City, OK, 1939
Baseball Park Entrance, Ackley Park, Elk City, OK, 1939
Photo: Charles Swaney © Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 2013Baseball Park Entrance, Ackley Park, Elk City, OK, 1939
Baseball Park Entrance, Ackley Park, Elk City, OK, 1939
Description
The WPA created the Ackley Park baseball field and stadium in 1939, along with a boy scout hut in the park
“The occasional use of dark stones created a unique pattern at the baseball field in Ackley Park in Elk City.” (Barton)
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Baseball Park, Ackley Park, Elk City, OK, Est. 1939
Baseball Park, Ackley Park, Elk City, OK, Est. 1939
Photo: Charles Swaney © Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 2013Baseball Park, Ackley Park, Elk City, OK, Est. 1939
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Baseball Park, Ackley Park, Elk City, OK, Est. 1939
Baseball Park, Ackley Park, Elk City, OK, Est. 1939
Photo: Charles Swaney © Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 2013Baseball Park, Ackley Park, Elk City, OK, Est. 1939
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Baseball Park, Ackley Park, WPA Cornerstone
Baseball Park, Ackley Park, WPA Cornerstone
Photo: Charles Swaney © Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 2013Baseball Park, Ackley Park, WPA Cornerstone
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Baseball Park, Ackley Park, Elk City, OK, Est. 1939
Baseball Park, Ackley Park, Elk City, OK, Est. 1939
Photo: Charles Swaney © Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 2013Baseball Park, Ackley Park, Elk City, OK, Est. 1939
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Baseball Park, Ackley Park, Elk City, OK, Est. 1939
Baseball Park, Ackley Park, Elk City, OK, Est. 1939
Photo: Charles Swaney © Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 2013Baseball Park, Ackley Park, Elk City, OK, Est. 1939
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Baseball Park, Ackley Park, Elk City, OK, Est. 1939
Baseball Park, Ackley Park, Elk City, OK, Est. 1939
Photo: Charles Swaney © Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 2013Baseball Park, Ackley Park, Elk City, OK, Est. 1939
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Baseball Park, Ackley Park, Elk City, OK, Est. 1939
Baseball Park, Ackley Park, Elk City, OK, Est. 1939
Photo: Charles Swaney © Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 2013Baseball Park, Ackley Park, Elk City, OK, Est. 1939
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Baseball Park, Ackley Park, Elk City, OK, Est. 1939
Baseball Park, Ackley Park, Elk City, OK, Est. 1939
Photo: Charles Swaney © Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 2013Baseball Park, Ackley Park, Elk City, OK, Est. 1939
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Baseball Park, Ackley Park, Elk City, OK, 1939
Baseball Park, Ackley Park, Elk City, OK, 1939
Photo: Charles Swaney © Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 2013Baseball Park, Ackley Park, Elk City, OK, 1939
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Boy Scout house, Ackley Park, Elk City, OK
Boy Scout house, Ackley Park, Elk City, OK
Photo: Charles Swaney © Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 2013Boy Scout house, Ackley Park, Elk City, OK
Source notes
Marjorie Barton, _Leaning on a Legacy: The WPA in Oklahoma_, Oklahoma Heritage Association, 2008. Pg. 37.
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