Blanchette Park – St. Charles MO

City:
St. Charles, MO

Site Type:
Parks and Recreation, Swimming Pools, Paths and Trails, Lakes and Ponds

New Deal Agencies:
Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

Started:
1936

Quality of Information:
Very Good

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

Blanchette Park is a large park overlooking the Missouri River Valley in northern St. Charles which was the first Missouri State Capital. The WPA’s work in the park included a swimming pool, lake, walks and fences, and remodeling of Memorial Hall in the park.

Source notes

The Marthasville Record (Marthasville, MO). Fri. Nov. 1, 1935, page 1.

Site originally submitted by Charles Swaney on January 25, 2017.

Location Info


1900 W. Randolph St.
St. Charles, MO 63301
St. Charles County

Coordinates: 38.79861615, -90.4830389

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