Marysville in Union County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
American Legion Memorial Park / Marysville Municipal Swimming Pool
Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, April 2, 2016
1. American Legion Memorial Park Marker
Inscription.
American Legion Memorial Park, also, Marysville Municipal Swimming Pool. .
American Legion Memorial Park. American Legion Union Post No. 79 was organized on August 21, 1919, at the National Guard Armory in Marysville. In 1927, the Legion purchased a 24 acre parcel known as "Clement Woods" to serve as a living memorial "to Union County Veterans of All Wars". The park was dedicated on August 24, 1927, and renamed American Legion Memorial Park. The brick Memorial Building was constructed from 1937 to 1938 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA). The Post held their first meeting there on September 12, 1938. An addition to the Memorial Building was completed in 1960. In 1989, the Legion donated the park to the City of Marysville on the condition it remains a free, public park. (American Legion logo)
Marysville Municipal Swimming Pool. The Marysville Municipal Swimming Pool was opened on May 31, 1936 when 5,000 people attended the grand opening. The project began in 1934 when the American Legion deeded a 5 acre parcel of Legion Park to the Village of Marysville for a pool. Local fundraising and support from the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) helped sponsor the project. Wilber C. Harbarger of Canton, Ohio, designed the bathhouse and pool. The WPA began construction in 1935 and the completed project, including a Spanish style bathhouse, was finished in late 1937. The municipal swimming pool was dedicated on July 4, 1938. For over forty years, the Depression Era pool and bathhouse served the citizens of Marysville before being replaced in 1982.
American Legion Memorial Park
American Legion Union Post No. 79 was organized on
August 21, 1919, at the National Guard Armory in
Marysville. In 1927, the Legion purchased a 24 acre
parcel known as "Clement Woods" to serve as a living
memorial "to Union County Veterans of All Wars". The
park was dedicated on August 24, 1927, and renamed
American Legion Memorial Park. The brick Memorial Building was
constructed from 1937 to 1938 by the Works Progress Administration
(WPA). The Post held their first meeting there on September 12,
1938. An addition to the Memorial Building was completed in 1960.
In 1989, the Legion donated the park to the City of Marysville
on the condition it remains a free, public park.
(American Legion logo)
Marysville Municipal Swimming Pool
The Marysville Municipal Swimming Pool was opened on
May 31, 1936 when 5,000 people attended the grand
opening. The project began in 1934 when the American
Legion deeded a 5 acre parcel of Legion Park to the
Village of Marysville for a pool. Local fundraising and
support from the Federal Emergency Relief Administration
(FERA) helped sponsor the project. Wilber C. Harbarger of Canton,
Ohio, designed the bathhouse and pool. The WPA began construction
in 1935 and the completed project, including
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a Spanish style bathhouse,
was finished in late 1937. The municipal swimming pool was dedicated
on July 4, 1938. For over forty years, the Depression Era pool and
bathhouse served the citizens of Marysville before being replaced
in 1982.
Erected 2015 by American Legion Union Post No. 79 City of Marysville The Ohio History Connection. (Marker Number 22- 80.)
Location. 40° 14.404′ N, 83° 23.001′ W. Marker is in Marysville, Ohio, in Union County. Memorial is on Park Road, on the left when traveling west. Marker is in front of the American Legion Memorial Building (subject of another HMdb page). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 500 Park Road, Marysville OH 43040, United States of America. Touch for directions.
More about this marker. Marker was originally erected at 40° 14.404′ N, 83° 23.001′ W., at 500 Park Road in Marysville, Ohio. Marker has been reported removed from this location. It is reported to be in storage, to be erected at the site of the old National Guard Armory, 124 E 4th St, at a future date.
Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, March 31, 2016
3. American Legion Memorial Park Marker
full view of marker
Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, April 2, 2016
4. American Legion Memorial Park Marker
marker can be seen at a distance
Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, April 1, 2016
5. Marysville Municipal Swimming Pool Marker
In the distance, with the bath house visible
Photographed By Rev. Ronald Irick, April 2, 2016
6. Marysville Municipal Swimming Pool Marker
the WPA pool
Credits. This page was last revised on May 28, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 2, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. This page has been viewed 632 times since then and 28 times this year. Last updated on May 28, 2021, by Robert Baughman of Bellefontaine, Ohio. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on April 2, 2016, by Rev. Ronald Irick of West Liberty, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
