Olmos Basin Park – San Antonio, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 29° 28.911 W 098° 28.759
14R E 550478 N 3261485
North of downtown San Antonio, this little park is just off HWY 281.
Waymark Code: WM13MPK
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 01/09/2021
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Living New Deal"In 1934, The Civil Works Administration built a latrine and wading pool on land in the Olmos Creek floodplain. The City Council of San Antonio named the area Franklin Fields in 1940, presumably in honor of President Franklin Roosevelt. The area was to be “fully developed as a natural forest area and to include various fields, all manner of recreation facilities, as well as for the purpose of conservation and the preservation of the natural beauty of this place.”
The park received additional federal funds for development in July 1940, when the park was designated a Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp. CCC Company 3804 transferred to Franklin Fields in August 1940 to begin work. CCC Company 3822V replaced Company 3804 in May 1941. They built roads, cleared bridle paths, cut underbrush, laid out athletic fields and installed picnic units. The city later renamed the park Olmos Basin Park."