Oak Creek Park (Decker Park)

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City Park 1959 [Click here to view full size picture]

In 1959 Oak Creek's city park was used as a football field for the Oak Creek Union High Miners. It was bordered on the east by Gillians Icehouse and Pond.

Pictures and information courtesy of the Historical Society of Oak Creek & Phippsburg and presented by the class of 2007 at Soroco High School in 2004.

City Park in 1966 [Click here to view full size picture]

The creek was very high in this 1966 view of the park.

Oak Creek City Park Flooded [Click here to view full size picture]

In 1984 the park flooded.

Volunteers restoring the park [Click here to view full size picture]

A Beautification Committee was formed
to help restore the park.

Sandbags [Click here to view full size picture]

Sandbags were used keep the creek back.

Hauling in the sod [Click here to view full size picture]

New sod was brought in & laid by volunteers.

Decker Park [Click here to view full size picture]

The beautiful new park was dedicated to Jim "Decker" Babcock who was killed in a mine accident.