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Lansing in Ingham County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Moores Park Pool

 
 
Moores Park Pool Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, March 28, 2022
1. Moores Park Pool Marker
Inscription.
Moores Park Pool
Dedicated 1922 has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior
Rededicated 1998
 
Erected 1998 by United States Department of the Interior.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical year for this entry is 1922.
 
Location. 42° 43.019′ N, 84° 33.404′ W. Marker is in Lansing, Michigan, in Ingham County. Marker can be reached from Woodlawn Avenue near Reo Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 420 Moores River Drive, Lansing MI 48910, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. REO Motor Car Company / REO Clubhouse (approx. ¼ mile away); Grand Trunk Depot (approx. 0.3 miles away); REO Town Depot (approx. 0.3 miles away); Ransom Eli Olds (approx. 0.6 miles away); Olds Returns to Lansing (approx. 0.6 miles away); Malcolm X (approx. 0.6 miles away); Michigan Sheriffs' Association (approx. 0.7 miles away); I-496 Olds Freeway (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lansing.
 
Also see . . .  J. H. Moores Memorial Natatorium. Excerpt:
The Natatorium is an ellipsoidal, above-ground structure constructed
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of reinforced concrete with a rubble-stone facade. The entrance is on one end through two pairs of metal doors, flanked by plaques which read "Design supervised by W. Bintz, city engineer, swimming pool designs, 1922" on one side and "J.H. Moores Memorial Natatorium. A.D. 1922" on the other. Decorative parapets project on each side of the entrance. Original window openings have been filled in. A balustrade of reinforced concrete runs along the top, with lamp posts at regular intervals.
(Submitted on January 21, 2023, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan.) 
 
Moores Park Pool Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, March 28, 2022
2. Moores Park Pool Marker
Moores Park Pool image. Click for full size.
Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, March 28, 2022
3. Moores Park Pool
Moores Park Pool image. Click for full size.
Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, March 28, 2022
4. Moores Park Pool
Moores Park Pool Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By J.T. Lambrou, March 28, 2022
5. Moores Park Pool Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on January 22, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 21, 2023, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. This page has been viewed 110 times since then and 8 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on January 21, 2023, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.

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