Woods Park Improvements – Newton TX

City:
Newton, TX

Site Type:
Parks and Recreation, Fairgrounds

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

Started:
1937

Description

A historical marker erected in 2008 reads:

“In 1937, the Southwestern Settlement and Development Company deeded land to Newton County. This property would become known as Woods Park, named for the company’s surveyor, C.A. Woods. County residents used the park for recreation and soon the Works Progress Administration (WPA), a New Deal program administered by the federal government, improved the park through a building project. Between 1939 and 1969, Newton High School used the park intermittently as an athletic field. Since 1980, the park has hosted the Newton County Fair and is now known as the Newton County Fair Grounds.”

Source notes

Texas Historical Commission Atlas: https://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/viewform.asp?atlas_num=5507015640&site_name=Woods%20Park%20%28Newton%20County%20Fairgrounds%29&class=5000

Site originally submitted by Susan Kline on January 28, 2014.

Location Info


1015 Court St.
Newton, TX 75966
Newton County

Coordinates: 30.847324, -93.76295

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