Lafayette Field – Shelton CT

City:
Shelton, CT

Site Type:
Parks and Recreation, Stadiums

New Deal Agencies:
Work Relief Programs, Civil Works Administration (CWA)

Started:
1934

Description

Friday, February 16 – “About 100 CWA men are working on Lafayette Field. The football field will have a cinder track around it, and a baseball diamond will also be laid out. The fields will be surrounded by at least 1500′ of fencing.”

Lafayette Field is located behind the old Lafayette High School.

Source notes

https://derbyhistorical.org/TWIH%20Archive/1934-Main.htm

Site originally submitted by Andrew Laverdiere on March 25, 2014.

Location Info

Grove St.
Shelton, CT 06484
Fairfield County

Coordinates: 41.30959, -73.08108

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