Will Rogers Park Gardens and Arboretum

Will Rogers Gardens began in 912 when Oklahoma City leaders purchased 160 acres of land once used as a dairy farm. The acreage went unused for 25 years, until 1932 when this land was developed for a cornerstone park. Throughout the 1930s, the city worked with the Works Projects Administration (WPA) and the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) to shape the land. Without a renewed interest in these historic structures and plant collections, that irreplaceable landscape will vanish.