- City:
- Millville, MA
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Playgrounds
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
Description
1939: “An area of 1 1/2 acres which moved into Millville ownership through tax title foreclosure, adjacent to the Longfellow School property, is in the process of development as a playground and recreational center. The work is being carried out as a W.P.A. project employing 25 men. This parcel presented an exceedingly rough and unsightly appearance, with outcropping ledge and cellar holes being the predominant features discernible. Plans call for the grading, filling, drainage, ledge removal, retaining walls and landscaping which will ultimately transform the plot into a beauty spot, with facilities for playground and recreational activities.”
The playground is still in service, behind what is now Millville’s municipal building.
Source notes
Fourth Report of the Millville Municipal Finance Commission Relative to the Finances and the Future of the Town of Millville. March 10, 1939.Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on August 17, 2016.
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