Steinmetz Park Pond – Schenectady NY

City:
Schenectady, NY

Site Type:
Parks and Recreation, Swimming Pools, Lakes and Ponds

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

Completed:
1935

Quality of Information:
Moderate

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

This park was originally known as Second Ward Park. In 1935, “WPA workers constructed a wall of fieldstone around the pond,” turning it into what was for years a popular swimming pool. The pond still exists but is no longer used for swimming (www.dailygazette.com).

Source notes

https://www.dailygazette.com National Archives and Records Administration

Location Info

Steinmetz Park
Schenectady, NY 12308
Schenectady County

Coordinates: 42.8288165, -73.914843

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