Somerville, Burleson County
Emerging from the Great Depression, the Somerville School Board partnered with the Works Progress Administration (WPA) to build a football stadium. Known as “The Rock,” the stadium was designed by Travis Broesche in the rustic style of architecture. Using native stone and petrified wood, it was completed by the WPA in 1940. A crew of around 100 local men transferred rock from the nearby Yegua Creek bottom and erected the stadium, most with little or no masonry experience. Events held at the stadium include football, baseball, powder-puff football, graduation ceremonies and local events for the community. The stadium is a unique reminder of the perseverance of a community during a time of hardship.