- City:
- Boonville, MO
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Description
This small municipal park was built by the WPA in 1939. It was developed on a reclaimed dump site and contains about .5 acres, is an open space and park for the adjacent school.
Source notes
https://www.boonvillemo.orgSite originally submitted by Charles Swaney on June 26, 2013.
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Harry Johnston
S.B
I am a close descendant of the johnstons in Boonville, MO. and they lived in the vicinity of Johnston’s Park. Can you tell me who the park was named after? Thank you, Harry Johnston.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_A._Johnston