- City:
- Shelton, CT
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Stadiums
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Civil Works Administration (CWA)
- Started:
- 1934
Description
Friday, February 16 – “About 100 CWA men are working on Lafayette Field. The football field will have a cinder track around it, and a baseball diamond will also be laid out. The fields will be surrounded by at least 1500′ of fencing.”
Lafayette Field is located behind the old Lafayette High School.
Source notes
https://derbyhistorical.org/TWIH%20Archive/1934-Main.htmSite originally submitted by Andrew Laverdiere on March 25, 2014.
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