Harmon Park – Stamford TX

City:
Stamford, TX

Site Type:
Parks and Recreation, Picnic and Other Facilities, Playgrounds

New Deal Agencies:
Work Relief Programs, National Youth Administration (NYA)

Completed:
1939

Quality of Information:
Minimal

Marked:
No

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

The National Youth Administration completed improvements in Harmon Park in Stamford TX.

While the Park itself still exists, the only item that I identified as possibly being the work of the NYA is the rock pillar at the park entrance. It is possible that they planted the trees, or even dug the small duck pond.

“HARMON PARK – Harmon park, improved during the winter and spring through A NYA project directed by Bernard Buie, is a popular picnic and outing site favored by school and church groups. It is a customary meal site for visitors to Stamford’s annual Texas Cowboy Reunion and Rodeo during the first week of July. Besides cooking unit, benches and tables, the park has playground equipment.”

Source notes

(https://www.newspapers.com/clip/22438075/harmon_park_stamford/) Abilene Reporter-News Jun 18 1939.

Site originally submitted by Eveline Evans on August 4, 2019.

Location Info


East Hamilton at Orient Street
Stamford, Texas Jones County

Location notes: 32.94357, -99.79379

Coordinates: 32.9438016, -99.79442689999996

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