Pecan Bowl Stadium
Project type: Parks and Recreation, Stadiums
Quality of Information: Good
Site Survival: Extant
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Description
The Pecan Bowl was constructed as a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project. “Stadiums, like schools, came in many styles and colors, perhaps according to available rock or style of the nearby school. The Pecan Bowl in Okemah is especially attractive. The Okemah Stadium was built in an amphitheatre style, using a natural slope in the ground. It has dark red sandstone, typical of central and western Oklahoma.”
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Pecan Bowl Stadium - Okemah, OK
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Pecan Bowl Stadium
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View of Pecan Bowl Stadium
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View of Pecan Bowl Stadium
Source notes
Marjorie Barton, _Leaning on a Legacy: The WPA in Oklahoma_, Oklahoma Heritage Association, 2008. Pg. 39.
Pecan Bowl Stadium - Okemah, OK - WPA Projects on Waymarking.com
Oklahoma Landmarks Inventory: Okemah Athletic Fields and Stadium.
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