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 City Park - Kilgore, TX Posted by:  WalksfarTX
N 32° 23.066 W 094° 52.267
15S E 323991 N 3584587
Situated on 7.69 acres, City Park amenities include a walking trail, tennis courts, horseshoe pits, skate board half pipe, a playground, an amphitheater, and small and large pavilions.
Waymark Code: WMQ0HV
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/23/2015
Views: 2
After the discovery of oil here in the 1930s, this site was transformed into a makeshift tent city by thousands of people displaced by a deepening national depression. In an effort to control growth, city officials chose this site as the focus of an ambitious public works program in 1934. The park project, which included extensive rock work, was influenced by the planning and foresight of other Federal "New Deal" projects underway in Kilgore at the time (Kilgore Public Library and Kilgore College Administration Building). The park project was finished about 1936.
Name: City Park
Street Location: 601-699 E North St.
Local Municipality: Kilgore
State/Province, etc.: TX
Country: USA
Web Site: [Web Link]
Date Established: 1936
Picnic Facilities: Small and Large Pavilion.
Recreational Facilities:
A walking trail, tennis courts, horseshoe pits, skate board half pipe, a playground, and an amphitheater.
Traditional Geocaches:
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Memorial/Commemoration: Not listed
Monuments/Statues: Not listed
Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): Not listed
Fountains: Not listed
Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: Not listed
Special Events: Not listed
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