State Agricultural School (former) Athletic Field – Canton NY

City:
Canton, NY

Site Type:
Education and Health, Parks and Recreation, Colleges and Universities

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

Description

The Massena Observer wrote in 1938 that the federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) helped to develop an athletic field at the old New York State Agricultural School in Canton, New York. The student body helped to spearhead the project by obtaining funds for the cost of materials.

The institution now partly comprises SUNY Canton.

Source notes

"Many Streets, Roads Improved with WPA Money." The Massena Observer, Oct. 11, 1938, page 5. https://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn84031311/1938-10-11/ed-1/seq-5/

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on January 27, 2015.

Location Info


Canton, NY

Location notes: Approximate location

Coordinates: 44.6040, -75.1847

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