Steckel Park History

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Santa Paula Historical Society

P. O. Box 842

Santa Paula, California 93060

(805) 525-4108

http://www.santapaulahistoricalsociety.org/

2016

Descriptive Summary

Title: Steckel Park History

Dates: 1925-1995

Collection Number: 7-PF-117

Creator/Collector:

Extent: One folder

Repository: Santa Paula Historical Society

Santa Paula, California 93060

Abstract: A collection of materials about the establishment of Steckel Park in Santa Paula, CA

Language of Material: English

Access

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Publication Rights

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Preferred Citation

Steckel Park History. Santa Paula Historical Society

Acquisition Information

Stud better, Walter

Biography/Administrative History

M. L. Steckel, mayor of Santa Paula was the park founder. It opened on September 6, 1926. He donated it to Ventura County.

Scope and Content of Collection

The collections consists of a speech by T. drew Mashburn about the opening of Steckel Park,, 1926: a 1936 report by the Department of the Interior, correspondence about the CCC in Ventura County and copies of photographs in the Park and at Foster CCC.