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Published February 16, 2011, 07:34 AM

Park features added to register

An amphitheater and fieldstone Works Progress Administration features in a park in Valley City have been listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The National Register of Historic Places is the federal government’s list of properties it considers worthy of preservation and recognition.

An amphitheater and fieldstone Works Progress Administration features in a park in Valley City have been listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The National Register of Historic Places is the federal government’s list of properties it considers worthy of preservation and recognition.

The Amphitheater and Fieldstone WPA Features at Valley City Pioneer Park in Barnes County consists of four fieldstone cairns to mark the entrance to the park, the only fieldstone amphitheater in the state, and the word “PIONEER” spelled with stones, all built by the WPA in 1937.

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