Football Field – Wortham TX

City:
Wortham, TX

Site Type:
Parks and Recreation, Athletic Courts and Fields

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

Completed:
1940

Quality of Information:
Minimal

Marked:
No

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

The index card text: 7′ rock masonry fence around football field. Rock masonry stands with timber seats. Ticket office rock masonry with concrete floor. Playing field – grading – fills – drainage and sodding. Replace lighting system from old location.

The 7′ fence around the field and two ticket offices (one at each entrance) still exist. The stands have been replaced with new metal ones. The lighting system also appears newer.

Source notes

Official project no. 665-66-2-619. Work project no. 13519

https://www.flickr.com/photos/141324854@N04/26173472521/in/album-72157664476692624/

Site originally submitted by Eveline Evans on November 18, 2018.

Location Info


Ranger Street at El Paso Street
Wortham, Texas Freestone County

Location notes: 31.79218, -96.46753

Coordinates: 31.7933855, -96.46702470000002

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