Parker Memorial Park – Branford CT

City:
Branford, CT

Site Type:
Parks and Recreation

New Deal Agencies:
Civil Works Administration (CWA), Work Relief Programs

Description

The federal Civil Works Administration (C.W.A.) funded labor toward the development of Parker Memorial Park in Branford, CT. The town’s Report of the Parker Memorial Park Committee, 1934 said: “We have been able to accomplish this work in a much shorter time than expected owing to assistance received from the C. W. A.”

Source notes

Annual Report of the Town of Branford, 1934

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on June 7, 2016.

Location Info


Parker Memorial Park
Branford, CT 06405

Coordinates: 41.2622, -72.8222

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