- City:
- Valentine, NE
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Infrastructure and Utilities, Picnic and Other Facilities, Roads, Bridges, and Tunnels
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)
- Started:
- 1934
- Completed:
- 1934
- Quality of Information:
- Moderate
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
Just east of the Bryan Bridge across the Niobrara, the Veterans Conservation Corps completed a little park on 1.46 acres of ground purchased by the state for park purposes. A driveway was built at the east and south corner of the bridge. In the canyons and timber at the river’s edge, a footbridge was built, tables constructed, an oven built of concrete, and underbrush cleared away. Nearby residents considered the park one of the outstanding beauty spots of the state, taking advantage of the natural resources of the site for a marvelous park.
Source notes
Cherry County News, 19 April 1934.Site originally submitted by Jill Dolberg on September 20, 2015.
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