Wildwood Park Development – Harrisburg PA

City:
Harrisburg, PA

Site Type:
Paths and Trails, Parks and Recreation, Infrastructure and Utilities, Flood and Erosion Control

New Deal Agencies:
Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

Site Survival:
Unknown

Description

The Works Progress Administration (WPA) conducted improvement and development work at Wildwood Park in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Among other efforts, such as conservation work, they constructed a bridge along a bridle path over a stream. The location and status of the structure is unknown to Living New Deal. The park is bordered by highways that did not exist during the Great Depression.

Source notes

"Beauty Spots in Harrisburg Parks Made With Aid of WPA," The Evening News, Feb. 24, 1940 (pg. 36): https://www.newspapers.com/image/58427588/?clipping_id=24549658

Site originally submitted by Evan Kalish on August 3, 2023.

Location Info


Wildwood Park
Harrisburg, PA

Location notes: Approx. location

Coordinates: 40.308672, -76.881779

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