- City:
- Casper, WY
- Site Type:
- Recreation Halls, Parks and Recreation
- New Deal Agencies:
- Civil Works Administration (CWA), Work Relief Programs
- Site Survival:
- Unknown
Description
Casper Star-Tribune: “Convention and social sessions were transferred this afternoon to the Lions recuperation camp for undernourished children on Casper mountain. There in the new assembly and recreational building erected of logs as a CWA project, visitors also learned of the program through a talk given by A. Baker, Casper club member and a past district governor of the Lions. He reviewed both the history and the achievements of the camp, which ministers annually to between 60 and 70 deserving Casper children who are extended the benefits of wholesome and invigorating recreation combined with body-building food and care.”
The status and status of this Civil Works Administration (CWA) project are unknown to Living New Deal.
Source notes
Casper Star-Tribune, June 22, 1934 (pg. 1): https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/348240288/
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on May 25, 2022.
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