Bendigo State Park
Legend holds that Thompson fled to America, to avoid prosecution, when an opponent died in the ring due to injuries sustained in the fight.No records exist to support the claim that Thompson ever left the British Isles let alone lived in the area.The Works Progress Administration of U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt made many improvements to the park during the Great Depression.Ownership of the park was transferred to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in 1949 and over the course of ten years improvements were made.[1] Bendigo State Park attracts families interested in using the swimming and picnicking facilities.