- 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.
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