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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HML08_memorial-bridge_Columbus-OH.html
Named and Dedicated Oct. 31-1921by Columbus Camp No. 49United Spanish War Veteransto the memory of all personsfrom Franklin County whoserved in the World War
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMK1R_harold-m-cooper_Columbus-OH.html
From clubhouse managerto general managerFrom Franklin County Commissioner toInternational League President....Harold's leadership and dedication to thegame of baseball uniquely qualifies him as"The Patriarch of Columbus Baseball"
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMK1P_the-clippers_Columbus-OH.html
After sitting dormant for six years, Jet Stadium was refurbished as Franklin County Stadium. The park was the first minor league facility to have Astroturf and roof suites. In 1984 the stadium was renamed Cooper Stadium in honor of former Franklin…
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After the 1954 season, the Cardinals moved the Red Birds to Omaha. For the first time in the 20th century Columbus was temporarily without a baseball team. Eleven Columbus businessmen put up $10,000 each and in January, 1955, Harold Cooper purchas…
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After the 1930 season, the St. Louis Cardinals bought the Columbus Senators and changed the team's name to the Red Birds. In 1932, Red Bird Stadium was built on West Mound Street. It was one of the first stadiums in the country built with lights f…
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The Senators played their home games at Neil Park at the corner of Cleveland and Buckingham Avenues. The wooden structure was replaced in 1905 with the first concrete and steel stadium. Cleveland and Detroit played home games at Neil Park to avoid…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMK1K_the-negro-leagues-in-columbus_Columbus-OH.html
Columbus' Negro League teams were the Black Tourists (1900, 1908), the Buckeyes (1921), the Keystones (1930), the Turfs (1932), the Blue Birds (1933), and the Elite Giants (1935). Most Columbus Negro League home games were played at Neil Park. Col…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMK1J_the-western-league_Columbus-OH.html
The 1892 Columbus Reds won the city's first pennant as a member of the Western League. Columbus rejoined the league as the Senators from 1896-99. The Senators played their home games at Western League Park at Parsons and Jenkins Avenues. The leagu…
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Columbus' first major league club played their home games at Recreation Park located at the intersection of Mound Street and Parsons Avenue. The park was one of the first in the country to have both a grass infield and a grass outfield. Columbus' …
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Columbus' first professional game was played on the Base Ball Grounds, located between the old Union Depot train station and High Street, on April 25, 1876. The Columbus Buckeyes defeated the famous Milfords 11-0. The Buckeyes and the Internationa…