Puget Creek Natural Area Improvements – Tacoma WA

City:
Tacoma, WA

Site Type:
Parks and Recreation

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

Started:
1937

Description

A WPA press release from Dec. 1937 stated:
“Construction of bridle paths, rustic bridges and general landscaping in Puget Park, Tacoma, is scheduled under a WPA allotment of $7,416. The project started operating this week.”

Source notes

WPA Press Release [#356], Dec. 1937, [page 56]: https://www.sos.wa.gov/legacy/images/publications/SL_wpawapressrelease_no301to400/SL_wpawapressrelease_no301to400.pdf

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on October 28, 2014.

Location Info

3111 N. Proctor St.
Tacoma, WA 98407

Coordinates: 47.276, -122.486

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