Mirror Lake Historic District

 park, recreation area / ground, NRHP - National Register of Historic Places, historic district, New Deal Depression Relief Project [1933-1945]

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Historic man-made lake and recreation area listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as a historic district.

Built: 1940
Architectural style: Rustic
Areas of significance: Architecture; Social History
Area: about 38 acres
Date added to NRHP: 9/11/1995
Other designations: part of the "Facilities Constructed by the CCC in Arkansas" Multiple Property Submission
Notes: This recreational area consists of the man-made Mirror Lake, along with a dam, a bridge and an observation tower. The facility was constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), a New Deal program that operated between 1933 and 1942. The program provided work for unmarried, unemployed men who were struggling to find work during the Great Depression.