Recreation Improvements – Polson MT

City:
Polson, MT

Site Type:
Parks and Recreation

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

Description

Montana’s Big Timber Pioneer newspaper discussed recent accomplishments of the National Youth Administration in Montana. Among the projects discussed:

“Polson also is to have a skating rink which will keep youngsters from the often dangerous ice of Flathead lake. The NYA there also has worked to improve the municipal park and during the summer installed athletic jumping pits, graded running track and repaired the grandstand.”

Source notes

"Playgrounds and Parks Dot State"; Big Timber Pioneer, Jan. 14, 1937, page 6.

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on January 23, 2014.

Location Info


Polson, MT Lake County

Location notes: General marker for town of Polson.

Coordinates: 47.692895, -114.16325

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