Tomato Bowl Stadium – Jacksonville TX

City:
Jacksonville, TX

Site Type:
Parks and Recreation, Stadiums

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

Started:
1938

Description

This stadium built or red iron ore rock was started with funds from the WPA in 1938. It is still home to the Jacksonville High School football and soccer teams.

Source notes

https://www.tomatocapital.com/stories/schools-of-jacksonville.html https://www.jisd.org/district_history.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacksonville,_Texas

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on November 29, 2013.

Location Info

Austin St.
Jacksonville, TX 75766
Cherokee County

Coordinates: 31.965577, -95.26797

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