Mansfield Club Grounds
Mansfield Club Grounds, also known as Mansfield Park and Fort Hill Grounds, is a former baseball ground located in Middletown, Connecticut. The ground was home to the Middletown Mansfields baseball club during the 1872 season, from May 2nd until July 4th.[2] Like the team, it was named after Civil War General Joseph K. Mansfield.
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| Former names | Fort Hill Grounds Mansfield Club Grounds |
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| Location | Middletown, CT 06457 |
| Capacity | 800[1] |
| Surface | Grass |
| Opened | May 2, 1872 |
| Closed | July 4, 1872 |
| Tenants | |
| Middletown Mansfields (NAPBBP) (1872) | |
The land for the ballpark, which overlooked Middletown, the Connecticut River, and the Valley Railroad, was donated in 1871 by Dewitt Clinton Sage who owned a brick factory in Middletown.[2] The former site is now a residential development.
References
- http://www.projectballpark.org/history/na/middletown.html
- Healy, Paul (2004). Mansfield Park. Project Ballpark. Accessed 30 Jan 2011.
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