Minneopa State Park – Mankato MN

City:
Mankato, MN

Site Type:
Parks and Recreation, Lodges, Ranger Stations and Visitor Centers, Paths and Trails, Shelters

New Deal Agencies:
Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)

Started:
1937

Completed:
1940

Description

Established by the Minnesota legislature in 1905 to allow public access to Minneopa Falls, the Minneopa State Park was enlarged and improved during the New Deal period by Works Progress Administration funding. WPA workers improved the falls with new stairs, built public hiking trails, and constructed seven new buildings, including a public shelter, new maintenance buildings, restrooms, and other structures. Constructed from local sandstone and lumber, the seven rustic-styled WPA buildings constructed on the site were added to the National Historic Register in 1989.

 

Source notes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minneopa_State_Park

Site originally submitted by Jameel Haque on November 21, 2014.

Location Info


Mankato, MN

Coordinates: 44.162222, -94.102222

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