Wright's Grove: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Bsallardice (talk | contribs) (Created page with "{{Field |Name=Wright's Grove |Country=United States |State=IL |City=Chicago |Modern Address=2700 North Clark St. |Description=<p>Wright's Grove was on North Clark Street, betw...") |
Bsallardice (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
||
| (4 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 4: | Line 4: | ||
|State=IL | |State=IL | ||
|City=Chicago | |City=Chicago | ||
|Modern Address= | |Modern Address=2817 North Clark St. | ||
|Description=<p>Wright's Grove was on North Clark Street, between | |Description=<p>Wright's Grove was on North Clark Street, between North Broadway and Diversey. It was the site of the Civil War Camp Fry, a training camp for Union soldiers. The location was then in Lake View, which was annexed by Chicago in 1889.</p> | ||
|Sources=<p>Chicago Tribune, Aug. | <p>It was a popular spot to play in 1867. On Aug. 21, 1867, the Chicago 2nd nine defeated the Alpha Club 41-21 there.</p> | ||
|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice | |Sources=<p>Chicago Tribune, Aug. 24, 1867</p> | ||
|Comment=<p>An 1868 image fsrom the CHS is in protopix.</p> | |||
<p>It was called Timothy Wright's Grove in the 1850s, after the co-owner of the Chicago Tribune.</p> | |||
|Reviewed=Yes | |||
|Submitted by=Bruce Allardice | |||
|Entered by=Bruce Allardice | |Entered by=Bruce Allardice | ||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 09:11, 3 May 2023
| Location | Chicago, IL, United States |
|---|---|
| Modern Address | 2817 North Clark St. |
| Tags | |
| Description | Wright's Grove was on North Clark Street, between North Broadway and Diversey. It was the site of the Civil War Camp Fry, a training camp for Union soldiers. The location was then in Lake View, which was annexed by Chicago in 1889. It was a popular spot to play in 1867. On Aug. 21, 1867, the Chicago 2nd nine defeated the Alpha Club 41-21 there. |
| Sources | Chicago Tribune, Aug. 24, 1867 |
| Comment | An 1868 image fsrom the CHS is in protopix. It was called Timothy Wright's Grove in the 1850s, after the co-owner of the Chicago Tribune. Edit with form to add a comment |
| Query | Edit with form to add a query |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
| Submission Note | |
| Entered by | Bruce Allardice |
Clubs
| Club | Years | Edit Association with Field |
|---|---|---|
| Chicago Club of Chicago | 1867 |
Games
No games have been posted yet
Comments
<comments voting="Plus" />