Race Track

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Location	Memphis, TN, United States
Modern Address	East Parkway South and Southern Avenue
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Description	The Memphis Race Track was bordered by Trezevant Avenue and the Memphis and Charleston Railroad. In August 1869 work was begun on the new fairgrounds and race track in roughly the same situation. Today the site is adjacent to the Mid-South Coliseum and the Liberty Bowl.
Sources	"Locals in Brief." Public Ledger [Memphis, TN] 7 Aug. 1869: 3. Chronicling America. Web 15 Feb. 2014. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85033673/1869-08-07/ed-1/seq-3/ "Public Sale of Suburban Lots on the Memphis and Charleston Railroad." Memphis Daily Appeal 1 May, 1869: 2. Chronicling America. Web 15 Feb. 2014. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045160/1869-05-01/ed-1/seq-2/ "16th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Where was the regiment on Friday, November 28, 1862." 16th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Civil War website. N.p., N.d., Web. 15 Feb. 2014 http://www.mkwe.com/ohio/pages/wherewas18621128.htm [Map shows race track]
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Found by	Christopher Ryland
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Page	Date	City	Borough	State	Team 1	Team 2	Score	First in	Contributor
Ballgame	1869-08-13	Memphis		TN	Bluff City Club of Memphis	Southern Club of New Orleans	19 - 25		Christopher Ryland