- City:
- Rock Hill, SC
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Stadiums
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Site Survival:
- No Longer Extant
Description
“The WPA contributed to construction of the American Legion Municipal Stadium on Cherry Road, an open-air stadium accompanied by a stone building that housed the entrance to the stadium; a plaque on the building commemorates the contribution.” (sc.gov)
Believed to be located near the intersection of Cherry Road and York Avenue, the stadium was demolished in 1984. (rhhs65)
Source notes
City of Rock Hill Historic Resources Survey Update ... August 2004 https://nationalregister.sc.gov/SurveyReports/rockhill.pdf (page 66) https://www.rhhs65.com/class_custom3.cfmSite originally submitted by Evan Kalish on November 15, 2014.
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