Wapello Club Grounds

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Location	Rock Island, IL, United States
Modern Address	Long View Park
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Description	The Rock Island Argus, July 11, 1866 describes the Wapello grounds as immediately west of the Bailey Davenport house. Davenport was the mayor of Rock Island and its biggest landowner. His residence was on 17th St. and the pasture adjoining became Long View Park. This is the probable location of the grounds. The Davenport historic house in Rock Island is that of his father, Colonel George Davenport, and is located on Arsenal Island. The 1867 baseball tournament was held at the Rock Island County Fairgrounds, about a mile south of the courthouse on the Camden Road, near the farm of Jonah Case.
Sources	The Rock Island Argus, July 11, 1866
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Found by	Bruce Allardice
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Entered by	Bruce Allardice

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Club	Years	Edit Association with Field
Wapello Club of Rock Island	1866 on

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