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|Description=<p>Originally, the Fort Wayne ball grounds were at "Hamilton Field." Starting in 1869, the Kekionga played at the site of Civil War Camp Allen. A good SABR article on the Fort Wayne baseball grounds locates the 1869- grounds as being bordered by Elm, Mechanics, Fair, Camp Allen (modern name) and Cherry Sts., in a peninsula formed by an ox-bow of the St. Mary's River, west of downtown in a neighborhood known as "Nebraska."</p> | |Description=<p>Originally, the Fort Wayne ball grounds were at "Hamilton Field." Starting in 1869, the Kekionga played at the site of Civil War Camp Allen. A good SABR article on the Fort Wayne baseball grounds locates the 1869- grounds as being bordered by Elm, Mechanics, Fair, Camp Allen (modern name) and Cherry Sts., in a peninsula formed by an ox-bow of the St. Mary's River, west of downtown in a neighborhood known as "Nebraska."</p> | ||
<p>The first ML game was played there in 1871.</p> | <p>The first ML game was played there in 1871.</p> | ||
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|Entered by=Bruce Allardice | |Entered by=Bruce Allardice | ||
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Revision as of 07:57, 25 May 2018
| Location | Fort Wayne, IN, United States |
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| Modern Address | Camp Allen Park |
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| Description | Originally, the Fort Wayne ball grounds were at "Hamilton Field." Starting in 1869, the Kekionga played at the site of Civil War Camp Allen. A good SABR article on the Fort Wayne baseball grounds locates the 1869- grounds as being bordered by Elm, Mechanics, Fair, Camp Allen (modern name) and Cherry Sts., in a peninsula formed by an ox-bow of the St. Mary's River, west of downtown in a neighborhood known as "Nebraska." The first ML game was played there in 1871. |
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| Entered by | Bruce Allardice |
Clubs
| Club | Years | Edit Association with Field |
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| Kekionga Base Ball Club of Fort Wayne | 1869 on |
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