Winnebago County Fairgrounds

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Location	Rockford, IL, United States
Modern Address	Fairgrounds Park
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Description	According to a 2002 article, the fairgrounds were exactly where the modern Fairgrounds Park is. The Winnebago County Agricultural Society Fairgrounds were used by several local teams, and for the 1866 baseball tournament held in Rockford. It was the site of the park for the short-lived Forest City professional club.
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Found by	Bruce Allardice
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Entered by	Bruce Allardice

Clubs

Club	Years	Edit Association with Field
Forest City Club of Rockford	1866 - 1887

Page	Date	City	State	Team 1	Team 2	Score	Contributor
Ballgame	1865-09-19	Rockford	IL	Excelsior Club of Chicago	Shaffers Club of Freeport	37 - 3	Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1865-09-19	Rockford	IL	Atlantic Club of Chicago	Forest City Club of Rockford	26 - 20	Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1865-09-20	Rockford	IL	Empire Base Ball Club of Freeport	Excelsior Club of Chicago	15 - 16	Bob Tholkes