Football Stadium - Memphis TX
Project type: Stadiums, Parks and Recreation
Started: 1936
Quality of Information: Very Good
Marked:
Yes
Site Survival: Extant
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Description
“NYA Projects in Area Approved. One hundred boys and young men are to be employes in five counties. Allotment was $1,024 per month, and the jobs are expected to last from three to six months. Projects approved and allotments made with work starting August 5, are: Memphis, Hall County, 20 boys on a school project, including a grandstand and football field.”
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Football Stadium - Memphis TX
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Football Stadium - Memphis TX - WPA Plaque
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Football Stadium - Memphis TX
Source notes
(https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22443284/memphis_leveland_spur_plainview/), Lubbock Morning Avalanche, 1936.
Plaque attached to stadium pillar.
Project originally submitted by Eveline Evans on October 18, 2019.
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