History
Wintersmith Park was a "New Deal" work program, created during the Great Depression by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) to improve communities and provide wages for unemployed people. Work began on the park in 1933 when the young men of camp number 824 arrived in Ada. The men were paid a monthly wage of $30.
The Wintersmith project was unique among New Deal projects as it was the first time the National Park Service (NPS) would be working with the CCC on a project. The NPS usually worked only on the country’s national parks.
The combined team would work for more than a year to transform 143 acres (0.58 km2) on Ada’s eastern edge. They built a lake, a lodge, bridges, trails and, perhaps most remarkably, a public amphitheater.
Read more about this topic: Wintersmith Park Historic District
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