Ackley Park Baseball Stadium – Elk City OK

City:
Elk City, OK

Site Type:
Parks and Recreation

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

Description

The WPA created the Ackley Park baseball field and stadium in 1939, along with a boy scout hut in the park

“The occasional use of dark stones created a unique pattern at the baseball field in Ackley Park in Elk City.”   (Barton)

Source notes

Marjorie Barton, _Leaning on a Legacy: The WPA in Oklahoma_, Oklahoma Heritage Association, 2008. Pg. 37.

Location Info

Ackley Park
Elk City, OK

Coordinates: 35.4140253, -99.43428

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