Saucon Park Stone Bleachers - Bethlehem, PA, USA - WPA Projects on Waymarking.com

The City of Bethlehem has provided the following information in an online document:

"Among the WPA’s most noted accomplishments in Bethlehem were the stone walls, bridges, pavilions and other structures created in three parks: Saucon Park, Monocacy Park and Franklin Park. The stones, which range in color from a soft gray to a rusty brown, were quarried in Bethlehem and cut by local craftsmen. The mortar is made, in part, by sand from the Lehigh River.

Saucon Park opened in 1919 as the first City park and later received significant improvements courtesy of the CCC and the Works Project Administration (WPA). The park includes a stone, steel and concrete suspension bridge (similar to that at Monocacy Park), stone walls, and bleachers, as well as a manmade fish hatchery."

Source: City of Bethlehem, PA, Preservation Plan 2011:
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Pages 98-99

The Bleachers were originally for a softball field and now overlook a general field. The Saucon creek runs to the east and the bleachers face west and are made of a dark brown stone with the sandy mortar described above. They are a little overgrown, but you can still sit on them.

Project type: Park structure/building (other than lodge) Date built or created: 1937 Location: Saucon Park City: Bethehem, PA Condition: In need of renovation/repair Website for additional information: [Web Link]

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