Rickwood Field in Birmingham
by Carol M Highsmith
Title
Rickwood Field in Birmingham
Artist
Carol M Highsmith
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Photograph - Prints, Posters & Canvas
Description
Rickwood Field, located in Birmingham, Alabama, is the oldest surviving professional baseball park in the United States. It was built for the Birmingham Barons in 1910 by industrialist and team-owner Rick Woodward and has served as the home park for the Birmingham Barons and the Birmingham Black Barons of the Negro Leagues. Though the Barons have moved their home games to the suburbs, Rickwood Field has been preserved and is undergoing gradual restoration as a "working museum" where baseball's history can be experienced. Rickwood Field is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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March 18th, 2014
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