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Tom Wilson Park (1929-1946)
2nd Avenue South, Nashville,
TN ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
36° 8' 43.08",
-86° 45' 51.84"
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Tennessee State
Historical Marker
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Formerly located near this site was Tom Wilson Park. It opened in 1929 and was home to the Nashville Elite Giants baseball team of the Southern Negro League. Owned by Thomas T. Wilson, the facility was one of two African-American owned professional ballparks. Wilson Park also hosted spring training sessions for the Nashville Vols. a minor league team of the Southern Association. Spring training games brought such baseball greats as Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Roy Campanella to the park. In 1946, Tom Wilson resigned and discontinued all ball activities at Wilson Park.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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Tom Wilson Park (1929-1946) Historical Marker Location Map, Nashville, Tennessee Map
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