Parkersburg High School Running Track – Parkersburg WV

City:
Parkersburg, WV

Site Type:
Athletic Courts and Fields, Education and Health, Parks and Recreation

New Deal Agencies:
National Youth Administration (NYA), Work Relief Programs

Quality of Information:
Minimal

Site Survival:
Unknown

Description

The National Youth Administration built a running track for the Parkersburg High School in Parkersburg. At the time of its construction this was the only half-mile track in West Virginia.

Source notes

National Archives Record Group 119-S

Site originally submitted by Brent McKee on March 30, 2018.

Location Info


Parkersburg High School
Parkersburg, WV

Location notes: General location marker

Coordinates: 39.278024, -81.543326

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