Rolfe Park Pool – Concord NH

City:
Concord, NH

Site Type:
Parks and Recreation, Swimming Pools

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

Completed:
1940

Description

In 1940, the WPA helped construct a new wading pool at Rolfe Park. A municipal report from that year reported that: “This pool, which has a depth ranging from three and one-half to four feet, meets a long felt need in the Ward One section of the city.”

Source notes

City of Concord ANNUAL REPORT of the RECEIPTS and EXPENDITURES for the year ending DECEMBER 31, 1933 to 1942

Site originally submitted by Andrew Laverdiere on July 20, 2014.

Location Info


Rolfe Park
Concord, NH 03301

Coordinates: 43.2773304, -71.59242

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