- City:
- Mansfield, MA
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA), Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA)
- Started:
- 1934
- Completed:
- 1936
Description
The development of Memorial Park in Mansfield, Massachusetts during the 1930s was made possible by the “Federal Relief Administration” and the Works Progress Administration. The park was dedicated November 11, 1936 and is still in use today.
Source notes
Plaque "Annual Report of the Town Officers, Town of Mansfield for the Year Ending December 31, 1936" Works Progress Bulletin, Massachusetts: Nov. 17, 1936 (pg. 1) https://archive.org/details/worksprogressbul3637unitSite originally submitted by Evan Kalish on June 5, 2014.
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Elliot
Remember Playing Football At Memorial Park The Good Old Days