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Ingleside Park Land Reclamation – Winthrop MA

Project type: Parks and Recreation
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
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Description

W.P.A. Bulletin, 1937: “Before work relief began building things in Winthrop, the high school athletic teams were forced to play at Ingleside Park which was partly a swamp. This is also being reclaimed by WPA.”

Source notes

Works Progress Bulletin, Massachusetts: Dec. 15, 1937 (pg. 3)
https://archive.org/details/worksprogressbul3637unit

Project originally submitted by Evan Kalish on May 6, 2017.

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Location Info

Brookfield Rd.
Winthrop, MA 02152

Coordinates: 42.378106, -70.987874

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