Perry Lake Park - Perry, OK
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N 36° 15.977 W 097° 16.854
14S E 654422 N 4014854
Established in 1934, Perry Lake was CCC Camp Number 863.
Waymark Code: WMJ8FT
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 10/10/2013
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Perry Lake Park is a beautiful area on the south side of the city of Perry. The main recreation here is fishing, with several picnic pavilions, a small playground,and lots of room to explore the outdoors. The bridge and some structures built by the CCC are still in place today.
At the entrance to the park is a CCC historical marker that has the following text:
Perry Lake Park
The creation of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933 gave promise to many communities affected by the Great Depression of the 30's. Through the cooperative efforts of the Chamber of Commerce, city officials and interested citizens, 170 acres of land referred to as "The Perry City Farm" was designated as the site for a CCC Camp. Will Rogers, at the time Oklahoma's Congressman at Large, worked with the United States Department of the Interior to ensure a Camp would be located in Perry.
In March of 1934, Perry was selected as the site for CCC Camp Number 863. Here 216 young men (some from Perry) lived and worked from May 1, 1934 through July 1, 1935. They constructed buildings, bridges, trails, shelters and picnic tables. The men planted more than 2,000 trees, and stocked the 20 acre lake with crappie, bluegill and channel catfish.
The buildings and structures that remain today are excellent examples of "Park Rustic," the architectural and landscape design philosophy of the National Park System. Perry Lake Park was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.
The funding and installation of this plaque was an official project of the Oklahoma Centennial Commission, a grant from the Oklahoma Legislature and the Cherokee Strip Centennial Corporation.
November, 2007
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