Near Marion in Marion County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Marion County Park & Lake
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 12, 2011
1. Marion County Park & Lake Marker
Marion County Park & Lake is the result of two FDR New Deal programs that were born during the 1930s depression. The Civilian Conservation Corps and Works Progress Administration's goals were to put men to work and conserve our natural resources. In 1934 when Marion County was designated a drought area, voters passed a bond issue for $15,000 to buy land for a lake project. County Engineer James Meisner, site designer; Lt. Robert Horsley, commanding officer of CCC Black Veterans Co. No. 4755 and Supt. Edward C. McBurney, Soil Conservation Service engineer of the dam, were responsible for its completion in three years. The area is a tribute to those who constructed the dam, sandboxes, skating rink, skeet and trap shoot, stone structures, ball field, swimming area, parapets, entrance gate, arched bridges, checkers, tennis and croquet courts. The Park and Lake continues to provide great pleasure for the public as it exhibits the history of an era.
Placed on the National Register of Historic Places - 2002
Erected 2006 by the Edward C. McBurney Family.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Charity & Public Work •
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Location. 38° 19.341′ N, 96° 59.119′ W. Marker is near Marion, Kansas, in Marion County. Marker is on Lakeshore Drive, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Marion KS 66861, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. C.C.C. Worker (a few steps from this marker); Marion County Lake (within shouting distance of this marker); Civil War and Woman's Relief Corps Memorial (approx. 2.4 miles away); Hill School Bell (approx. 2.4 miles away); Elgin House (approx. 2.6 miles away); Moses Shane Memorial Park (approx. 6.2 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 6˝ miles away); Ebenfeld Centennial (approx. 10.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Marion.
Also see . . .
1. Marion County Park & Lake National Register Nomination
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 12, 2011
2. Marion County Park & Lake Marker
2. Marion County Park and Lake. (Submitted on November 10, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 12, 2011
3. Marion County Lake
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., November 12, 2011
4. Marion County Park & Lake Stone Buildings
Credits. This page was last revised on September 6, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 10, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 445 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 10, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
