- City:
- Childress, TX
- Site Type:
- Picnic and Other Facilities, Parks and Recreation
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, National Youth Administration (NYA)
- Started:
- 1937
- Completed:
- 1937
- Quality of Information:
- Very Good
- Marked:
- Yes
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
National Youth Administration (NYA) completed improvements at Fair Park in Childress TX.
A small marker on the lake next to picnic table says “1937 NYA.” On site are several picnic tables, a small amphitheater, and a fountain with a lighthouse in the middle. All items that appear to be created by the NYA.
Source notes
Plaque on site.
Site originally submitted by Eveline Evans on October 17, 2019.
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