Old Fort Park Improvements – Fort Benton MT

City:
Fort Benton, MT

Site Type:
Parks and Recreation

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

Started:
1938

Description

The Big Timber Pioneer newspaper reported in 1938:
“City officials are improving the tourist park near Old Fort park. WPA workers have put a new cement floor in the building used for cooking; water has been piped in, casings, windows and doors installed new and the grounds improved.”

Source notes

"Treasure State News in Brief"; Big Timber Pioneer, Aug. 4, 1938 (page 2).

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on March 1, 2014.

Location Info


Old Fort Park
Fort Benton, MT 59442
Chouteau County

Coordinates: 47.821365, -110.66364

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