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Sappa Park Dam and Shelter House – Oberlin KS

Project type: Parks and Recreation
Agency: Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
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Description

The Works Progress Administration built the Sappa Park dam and shelter house – Oberlin KS in 1935.

WPA crews built the park’s dam and shelter house. The park was developed by the National Park Service, with the Works Progress Administration. 

Source notes

Oberlin KS, Wikipedia, accessed January 2022. 

Project originally submitted by Barbara Pendleton on January 10, 2022.

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Location Info

Sappa Park
Oberlin, KS Decatur

Coordinates: 39.8415706, -100.4883328

One comment on “Sappa Park Dam and Shelter House – Oberlin KS”

  1. Joel January 17, 2023

    Here are the correct coordinates. The park is located about 3 miles ENE of Oberlin. I lived on the park growing up. Thank you for cataloguing all of this!

    39.8415706, -100.4883328

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