- City:
- Garnett, KS
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Stadiums, Swimming Pools, Shelters, Comfort Stations (Restrooms)
- New Deal Agencies:
- Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Work Relief Programs
- Started:
- 1934
- Completed:
- 1936
- Quality of Information:
- Good
- Marked:
- Unknown
- Site Survival:
- Unknown
Description
From 1934-1936 the Civilian Conservation Corps constructed North Lake Park, including Lake Garnett.
“The project included a 48-acre (840 acre-feet) man-made lake with dam and spillway, a road, and the planting of over 300 cedar trees, lilac bushes, rose bushes and shrubs.”
Other construction included roads, plantings, two shelter houses, restrooms, a football stadium, and a swimming pool.
Source notes
https://www.simplygarnett.com/north-lake-park.html
Site originally submitted by Barbara Pendleton on August 6, 2023.
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