- City:
- Pueblo, CO
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Golf Courses
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Completed:
- 1937
- Quality of Information:
- Moderate
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
In 1937, the WPA constructed this golf course for the city of Pueblo. Evidence indicates that the Army Corps of Engineers may have contributed. The course is now known as the Elmwood Golf Course.
Source notes
Source of information: (1) National Archives and Records Administration, Records of the Work Projects Administration, Information Service, Primary File, 1936-42, Box 20, Folder 350-A. John Berry, “Roosevelt's WPA a boon for sport of golf,” Record-Bee, June 19, 2009, accessed August 8, 2014. Elmwood Golf Course profile on Bluegolf.comSite originally submitted by Brent McKee - wpatoday.org on July 7, 2015.
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