- City:
- Bedford, IN
- Site Type:
- Civic Facilities, Community Centers
- New Deal Agencies:
- National Youth Administration (NYA), Work Relief Programs
- Quality of Information:
- Very Good
- Marked:
- No
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The National Youth Administration built the Wilson Park Community Building in Bedford IN. Originally a shelter house, now (2022) a community building, features high-quality stone work including a large fireplace visible in pictures on the City of Bedford web page.
Source notes
Report of Activities, July, 1935 - June, 1936, National Youth Administration for Indiana, Indianapolis, 1935, page 2.
https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_National_Youth_Administration_in_Ind/iywqAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0
"2400 Workers Hold Bedford Jobs" Indianapolis Star, June 20, 1936, clipping in the collection of the Lawrence County Historical Society, accessed 1/22/2022.
https://bedford.in.us/ViewFacility.aspx?FID=9
Site originally submitted by Doug Logan on October 15, 2022.
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From the Bedford Times Mail newspaper Jan. 13, 1934
13 Jan 1934, Sat The Times-Mail (Bedford, Indiana) Newspapers.com
From the Bedford Times Mail August 17, 1934
17 Aug 1934, Fri The Times-Mail (Bedford, Indiana) Newspapers.com
From the Indianapolis Star August 21, 1934
21 Aug 1934, Tue The Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, Indiana) Newspapers.com