- City:
- Rutland, MA
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Swimming Pools, Lakes and Ponds
- New Deal Agencies:
- Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA), Work Relief Programs
Description
“During 1935 the pond in the Rufus Putnam Memorial Park in Rutland was developed as a swimming pool under the provisions of said Chapter 346 of 1934 in co-operation with the town under the Federal Emergency Relief Administration, which provided about $1,500 for labor in addition to the $3,860 expended by the Water Division for labor and materials. The pool has an area of about 1.6 acres, a maximum depth of 6.5 feet and a shallow sand beach, 140 feet long and 30 feet wide to a depth of 3 feet.”
Source notes
"Annual report of the Metropolitan District Commission," by Massachusetts Metropolitan District Commission (1935 volume; pg. 25)
Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on February 12, 2018.
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