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Found in City Documents as far back as 1899, this plot of land was used for baseball games for many years. It was owned by Edward Rowell previously, according to an atlas from 1874.
Found in City Documents as far back as 1899, this plot of land was used for baseball games for many years. It was owned by Edward Rowell previously, according to a Salem City Atlas from 1874.


In the 1952 city directory describes an upgrade:
In the 1952 city directory describes an upgrade:
Fort Avenue Athletic Field: a new baseball backstop, fifty feet in length and twenty-six feet high was completed. The temporary wood sills, placed under the bleachers when they were relocated from Rowells Fields were removed and permanent concrete foundations installed.
Fort Avenue Athletic Field: a new baseball backstop, fifty feet in length and twenty-six feet high was completed. The temporary wood sills, placed under the bleachers when they were relocated from Rowell's Fields were removed and permanent concrete foundations installed.


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==See Also==
==See Also==
Vertical File in Salem Collection - Rowell's Field
Vertical File in Salem Collection - '''Rowell's Field'''
 
City of Salem, City Documents, 1899, p. 271 ; 1902, p.253; 1908, p. 266; 1946, p. 39; 1950, p. 181;

Latest revision as of 10:39, 1 September 2010

Found in City Documents as far back as 1899, this plot of land was used for baseball games for many years. It was owned by Edward Rowell previously, according to a Salem City Atlas from 1874.

In the 1952 city directory describes an upgrade: Fort Avenue Athletic Field: a new baseball backstop, fifty feet in length and twenty-six feet high was completed. The temporary wood sills, placed under the bleachers when they were relocated from Rowell's Fields were removed and permanent concrete foundations installed.


See Also

Vertical File in Salem Collection - Rowell's Field

City of Salem, City Documents, 1899, p. 271 ; 1902, p.253; 1908, p. 266; 1946, p. 39; 1950, p. 181;