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A Better Place To PlayYoungsters enjoy swings and other equipment at Meeks Park in what used to be a wasteland in Gastonia’s Tanyard Row section. This giant laminated-wood arch is one of several major play structures in the park. Other facilities are an asphalt basketball court, picnic shelter, two cooling water sprays, drinking fountain, rustic bridge and landscaped grounds.Meeks Park, first small recreation facility of its kind in Gastonia, has been in service a year. The park honors the memory of JohnnyLee Meeks, a Gastonia Marine sergeant who died in line of duty in Viet Nam in 1968. Johnny Lee’s brother, Marvin Theodore Meeks, is a Firestone fork-lift operator.The park, which transformed the blighted tract of land into an inviting place for youngsters’ play, was made possible largely through materials, and labor contributed by many people from among city employees, Boy Scout troops, Boys Club and Youth Powers; other young people’s organizations and adult civic and church groups.
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Gastonia Firestone News
Gastonia, North Carolina, US
Thu, Oct 01, 1970
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