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|Borough=Brooklyn | |Borough=Brooklyn | ||
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|Description=<p>In the Greenpoint neighborhood. | |Modern Address=84 Herbert Street | ||
|Description=<p>In the Greenpoint neighborhood. The website below says these grounds were located at modern McGolrick Park, bounded by Diggs, Russell, Nassau and Monitor Streets.</p> | |||
<p>Tom Gilbert's 2024 presentation at the Fred says these grounds were a bit further south of the above, on Herbert Street in between N. Henry and Monitor, about where St. Cecilia's Catholic Church (84 Herbert) now is.</p> | |||
<p>Home of the Eckford Club 1855-62</p> | |||
|Sources=<p>http://www.covehurst.net/ddyte/brooklyn/ancient.html</p> | |||
|Comment=<p>Possible site of the Williamsburgh Cricket Club (1854), which played on grounds "near Wyckoff's Woods." Wyckoff's Woods is reported as "back of the Manor House" in 1870. The Washington BBC of Brooklyn is said to have played there in 1855.</p> | |||
|Reviewed=Yes | |Reviewed=Yes | ||
|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice | |||
|Entered by=Bruce Allardice | |||
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Latest revision as of 04:12, 24 April 2024
| Location | Brooklyn, Brooklyn, NY, United States |
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| Modern Address | 84 Herbert Street |
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| Description | In the Greenpoint neighborhood. The website below says these grounds were located at modern McGolrick Park, bounded by Diggs, Russell, Nassau and Monitor Streets. Tom Gilbert's 2024 presentation at the Fred says these grounds were a bit further south of the above, on Herbert Street in between N. Henry and Monitor, about where St. Cecilia's Catholic Church (84 Herbert) now is. Home of the Eckford Club 1855-62 |
| Sources | |
| Comment | Possible site of the Williamsburgh Cricket Club (1854), which played on grounds "near Wyckoff's Woods." Wyckoff's Woods is reported as "back of the Manor House" in 1870. The Washington BBC of Brooklyn is said to have played there in 1855. Edit with form to add a comment |
| Query | Edit with form to add a query |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
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| Entered by | Bruce Allardice |
Clubs
| Club | Years | Edit Association with Field |
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| Eckford Club of Brooklyn | 1855-62 |
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