The ballfield was located on a block bounded by North Capitol Street NE and tracks (west); F Street NE (south); Delaware Avenue NE (east); and G Street NE (north); a few blocks north of the Capitol building. Spectators faced toward the south and could see the Capitol dome. They could also see the McDowell and Sons Feed Mill, visible behind right field in the picture, and which was across F Street to the south.
The club moved a few blocks north, from Capitol Park (I) to the Swampoodle location, upon joining the National League. Local papers reported that the new grounds had more space and a more favorable lease. The papers often referred to the new grounds as Capitol Park, even as the previous Capitol Park was still in use, under the same name, for various types of entertainment. When referencing the previous park, the reports would general specify its location, to minimize possible confusion.
Portions of the site were eventually annexed as the site of the Union Station and of the Main Post Office, which is now the National Postal Museum.
Swampoodle Grounds held 6,000. The Washington Statesmen folded after the end of the 1889 season.
External linksedit
Swampoodle Grounds at Project Ballpark
History of the McDowell plant
Frank Ceresi; Mark Rucker; Carol McMains (2002). Baseball in Washington, DC. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 14, 87, 107. ISBN0-7385-1420-9.
swampoodle, grounds, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, februa. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Swampoodle Grounds news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2013 Learn how and when to remove this message Swampoodle Grounds aka Capitol Park II was the home of the Washington Nationals baseball team of the National League from 1886 to 1889 The name refers to the one time Swampoodle neighborhood of Washington Swampoodle GroundsCapitol Park IISwampoodle Grounds with the United States Capitol building visible in backgroundLocationWashington D C Capacity6 000SurfaceGrassOpened1886TenantsWashington Nationals NL 1886 1889 The ballfield was located on a block bounded by North Capitol Street NE and tracks west F Street NE south Delaware Avenue NE east and G Street NE north a few blocks north of the Capitol building Spectators faced toward the south and could see the Capitol dome They could also see the McDowell and Sons Feed Mill visible behind right field in the picture and which was across F Street to the south The club moved a few blocks north from Capitol Park I to the Swampoodle location upon joining the National League Local papers reported that the new grounds had more space and a more favorable lease The papers often referred to the new grounds as Capitol Park even as the previous Capitol Park was still in use under the same name for various types of entertainment When referencing the previous park the reports would general specify its location to minimize possible confusion Portions of the site were eventually annexed as the site of the Union Station and of the Main Post Office which is now the National Postal Museum Swampoodle Grounds held 6 000 The Washington Statesmen folded after the end of the 1889 season External links editSwampoodle Grounds at Project Ballpark History of the McDowell plant Frank Ceresi Mark Rucker Carol McMains 2002 Baseball in Washington DC Arcadia Publishing pp 14 87 107 ISBN 0 7385 1420 9 38 53 50 N 77 00 27 W 38 8973 N 77 0075 W 38 8973 77 0075 This article about a baseball venue in Washington D C is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Swampoodle Grounds amp oldid 1177843087, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
