Spring Lake Recreation Area

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

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

Built: 1937
Architect: Works Progress Administration
Architectural style: Rustic
Areas of significance: Architecture; Social History
Area: 143 acres
Significant structures:
- dam
- 2 picnic pavilions
- 14 rock and 5 concrete picnic sites
- 2 swimming platforms (on the lake)
- bathhouse
- stone bridge (which is listed individually on the NRHP)
Date added to NRHP: 9/11/1995
Other designations: U.S. Historic District
Notes: This recreation area and man-made lake were developed by the Works Progress Administration, a New Deal program that operated between 1935 and 1943. The program provided work for unemployed people who were struggling to find jobs during the Great Depression.