Thompson Park Improvements – Butte MT

City:
Butte, MT

Site Type:
Parks and Recreation

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

Started:
1935

Description

[The newspaper] Big Timber Pioneer reported in late 1935 that Thompson Park, 11 miles south of Butte, “is being transformed into a scenic recreational center as well as a winter sports site, under supervision of the WPA.”

Source notes

"Treasure State News in Brief"; Big Timber Pioneer, Dec. 19, 1935, page 6.

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on January 10, 2014.

Location Info

Butte, MT Silver Bow County

Coordinates: 45.88521, -112.45891

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