Follansbee Park Renovated with a Follansbee Steel Roof
Follansbee Park, Follansbee, W. Va., a monument of pride and dedication to hundreds of Follansbee Steel employees in the 1930s, has been renovated with a Follansbee Steel metal roof nearly 70 years later.
During the Depression era, unemployed Follansbee Steel workers were given the opportunity to work by the Welfare & Unemployment Committee and the citizens of Follansbee. Donations collected from local schools, churches, and organizations were used to provide wages for the employees to construct Follansbee Park-a municipal park and swimming pool. The original pool was replaced years later and is still a focal point in the community today.