Visited on 6/11/2018
on our way back from Springfield, Oregon to visit family and to attend Jeff’s
niece, Hannah’s High School graduation ceremony. We have driven by this little lake several
times over the years. At an elevation of
62 feet above sea level this man-made lake is located in the historic town of
Marysville, California north of Sacramento about 50 miles. This 20-acre Lake was once a spillway of the
Feather River. It wasn't until 1924 that the Women's Improvement Club of
Marysville commissioned John McClaren, designer of the Golden Gate Park in San
Francisco, to turn the swamp into a lake. The project was completed in 1939.
The lake was named for Marysville citizen W.T. Ellis, Jr.
Work on the lake was
completed during the Great Depression through President Franklin Roosevelt's
New Deal Plan.
Work included
landscaping, construction of two tennis courts and a judging stand, a 20-ft.
concrete and native stone bridge connecting the mainland with an island in the
lake, a dock and boat landing 39, rubble rock electroliers for night
illumination; and the installation of an ornamental fountain and rubble walls
on the banks. Every year the City of
Marysville has a fireworks display for the fourth of July around the lake for
residents.
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