- City:
- Wahpeton, ND
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Swimming Pools, Zoos, Picnic and Other Facilities, Playgrounds, Athletic Courts and Fields
- New Deal Agencies:
- Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs
- Completed:
- 1937
Description
The Works Progress Administration worked to develop Chahinkapa Park in Wahpeton, North Dakota. Work was completed in 1937.
“The recreation center includes picnic ground equipment, a modern swimming pool, an athletic field, with lighted football gridiron and cinder track and children’s play-ground. The zoo contains many wild birds and animals.”
Source notes
"WPA GROUP GOES TO PARK DEDICATION," Grand Forks Herald, Sept. 12, 1937 (page 10): https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/1126709883/
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on March 28, 2025.
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