White Lot south of the White House

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Location	Washington, DC, United States
Modern Address	President's Park
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Description	Aka Potomac Grounds, because this was the home grounds of the Potomac Club. Cf the Washington Evening Star, Sept. 12, 1860.
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Comment	In 1791, the first plan for the park was drawn up by Pierre (Peter) Charles L'Enfant. The Ellipse was known as "the White Lot" due to the whitewashed wooden fence that enclosed the park. During the American Civil War, the grounds of the Ellipse and the incomplete Washington Monument were used as corrals for horses, mules, and cattle, and as camp sites for Union troops. In 1860, the Ellipse was the regular playing field for the DC baseball team the Washington Senators and was the site of the first game between the Senators and the Washington Nationals. In 1865, the Nationals hosted a baseball tournament with the Philadelphia Athletics, for which viewing stands were built and admission was charged. Black baseball teams such as the Washington Mutuals and the Washington Alerts often used the White Lot until Blacks were banned from using the Ellipse in 1874. Wikipedia, accessed 07/13/2022 (Entered by Gene Draschner) Edit with form to add a comment
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Found by	Bruce Allardice
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Entered by	Bruce Allardice

Clubs

Club	Years	Edit Association with Field
Alert Club of Washington	Prior to 1874 when they were banned from the field.
Mutual Club of Washington	Prior to 1874 when they were banned from the field.
National Club of Washington	1861
Potomac Club of Washington	1860

Page	Date	City	State	Team 1	Team 2	Score	Contributor
Ballgame	1864-06-16	Washington	DC	Jefferson Club of Washington	Union Club of Washington	25 - 17	Bob Tholkes
Ballgame	1865-08-15	Washington	DC	American Club I of Washington	Good Will Club of Washington	32 - 31	Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1865-09-01	Washington	DC	Mount Vernon Club of Washington	American Club of Washington		Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1865-09-27	Washington	DC	Jefferson Club of Washington	National Club of Washington	40 - 18	Bruce Allardice
Ballgame	1865-12-13	Washington	DC	Emerson Club of Washington	Eagle (Jr.) Club of Washington	24 - 26	Bruce Allardice