Near Columbus Grove in Putnam County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Columbus Grove Municipal Pool
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., March 12, 2010
1. Columbus Grove Municipal Pool Marker
The construction of Putnam County's first public swimming pool helped Columbus Grove weather the Great Depression of the 1930s. President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Works Progress Administration (WPA) and the Village of Columbus Grove planned the pool to provide much-needed jobs and recreational facilities for the residents of Putnam County. Between the fall of 1935 and 1936, local men (and two women) built the pool and shelter house by hand from rock quarried on site. The workers were not trained stone masons or cutters. Befitting their limited skills, the pool was built in a simplified Norman Revival/Rustic architectural style. Wages ranged from $.33 to $.55 per hour. The pool's grand opening was July 1, 1937. That first year, adults paid $.25 to swim, and children were charged $.10. The Columbus Grove Municipal Pool was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.
Erected 1999 by Ohio Bicentennial Commission, The Longaberger Company, Putnam County Historical Society, and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 1-69.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Parks & Recreational Areas. In addition,
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Location. 40° 55.61′ N, 84° 1.473′ W. Marker is near Columbus Grove, Ohio, in Putnam County. Marker is on Local Road 8P, ¼ mile south of State Route 12, on the right when traveling south. Marker and Pool are about 2 miles east of town. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Columbus Grove OH 45830, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Columbus Grove Veterans Memorial Flagpole (approx. 1.7 miles away); Oglevie Post 64 G.A.R. Civil War Memorial (approx. 1.7 miles away); First Presbyterian Church Bell (approx. 1.8 miles away); Columbus Grove Veterans Memorial (approx. 2.7 miles away); Truro Cemetery (approx. 3½ miles away); Ohio Historical Flood Marker (approx. 3½ miles away); Pandora Veterans Memorial (approx. 3½ miles away); American Revolution Bicentennial (approx. 3½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Columbus Grove.
Also see . . .
1. Village Floats Historic Status For Stone Pool. 1997 Toledo Blade Article (Submitted on March 14, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
2. Columbus Grove, Ohio.
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2. Columbus Grove Municipal Pool and Marker
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3. Columbus Grove Municipal Pool and Marker
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4. Columbus Grove Municipal Pool Shower House
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5. Columbus Grove Municipal Pool
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6. Columbus Grove Municipal Pool and Lake
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7. Columbus Grove Municipal Pool Masonry
Credits. This page was last revised on July 15, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 14, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 2,098 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on March 14, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
