Thompson Park Walls – Watertown NY

City:
Watertown, NY

Site Type:
Parks and Recreation

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

Description

The federal Works Progress Administration (WPA) constructed stone retaining walls in Watertown, New York’s Thompson Park during the 1930s. The exact location and status of these walls is unknown to Living New Deal.

Source notes

"$1,381,926 Spent By WPA in 3 Years;" Cape Vincent Eagle, Apr. 20, 1939, page 4.

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on January 26, 2015.

Location Info

Thompson Park
Watertown, NY

Location notes: General location marker for the park

Coordinates: 43.9631, -75.8874

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