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Marion County Park and Lake

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Marion County Park and Lake

Marion, KS | Marion County

From 1936 to 1939 Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp workers built this lake, the stone bridge railings, stone arched bridge, picnic tables, and stone outbuildings. A bronze statue commemorates the 300 black WWI veterans who composed the CCC camp. Drive or bike around to the south side of the lake where a large sign announces that a Guinness world record was set here in March 2012 when 1,272 marshmallows were roasted simultaneously! (NRHP)

African American    Architecture    Art    Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC)    History    Lake    Memorial    Military    NRHP    Park    Recreation

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