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Lake Atalanta Park

Rogers, Benton County

Rogers got WPA approval in 1936 for a park and lake on about 100 acres, estimated at $53,667, and it opened in 1937. The original park had a restaurant, a swimming pool, ice skating, boat rentals, tennis and miniature golf.

Kind of place
Parks and recreation
Built by
Works Progress Administration (WPA)
When
1936 to 1937
Where
Rogers, Benton County
Still there?
Not confirmed lately

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Sources

Part of Rediscovering Arkansas’s New Deal, a public map of 1930s New Deal work across all 75 counties. Updated 2026-10-14.