- City:
- Morganfield, KY
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Tennis Courts, Stadiums, Swimming Pools, Playgrounds, Recreation Halls
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
- Completed:
- 1936
- Quality of Information:
- Good
- Marked:
- No
- Site Survival:
- Partially Extant
Description
Works Progress Administration (WPA) helped develop Morganfield Legion Park in Morganfield, Kentucky. The WPA relief workers built a recreation hall (known locally as the “Legion Hut”); a pool and pool house; tennis courts; playgrounds; and a football stadium and field (for Morganfield High School). These were built in 1936.
The city of Morganfield, the local American Legion, and the public school district all sponsored the project. We do not know when the park was originally set aside or what, if any, improvements had been made before the WPA arrived.
Much of the WPA work at the park is still in place. The recreation hall still stands, with minor alterations to the roof and entrance. The tennis courts and grandstands are still in their original location, though their condition is unknown to us.
We cannot be sure, but it appears that the pool and bath house are no longer standing.
Source notes
"Union County Playground..." via https://www.newspapers.com/image/763044558/
Photo of recreation hall, aka "American Legion Hut" - https://exploreuk.uky.edu/catalog/xt7nvx05xv47_4402_1?q=Morganfield&per_page=20
https://exploreuk.uky.edu/catalog/xt7nvx05xv47_961_1?q=Morganfield&per_page=20
Photo of pool house - https://exploreuk.uky.edu/catalog/xt7nvx05xv47_4400_1?q=Morganfield&per_page=20
Photo of pool under construction - https://exploreuk.uky.edu/catalog/xt7nvx05xv47_4399_1?q=Morganfield&per_page=20
Photo of football stadium under construction - https://exploreuk.uky.edu/catalog/xt7nvx05xv47_4408_1?q=Morganfield&per_page=20
Site originally submitted by Patrick Thompson on November 22, 2023.
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