- City:
- Devils Lake, ND
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Swimming Pools, Campgrounds and Cabins, Picnic and Other Facilities
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Description
Devils Lake, North Dakota’s Roosevelt Park was developed as a federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) project during the 1930s. Swimming, picnicking, and camping are noted as available activities in a WPA guide.
Source notes
"North Dakota: A Guide to the Northern Prairie State" by Federal Writers Project, 1938 (page 251).Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on March 28, 2015.
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