Riverside Park , located in Dawson Springs, Kentucky , was originally built in 1914 to serve as a spring training park for the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1914 to 1917. Sometimes referred to as Tradewater Park , it is the only known baseball park in Kentucky to have hosted a major league team since the Louisville Colonels folded in 1899 . While the original stadium was destroyed in a flood in the 1930s, it was later rebuilt in 1999. Like the original stadium, the rebuilt park is reconstructed out of wood. It is the only ballpark of its kind in Western Kentucky .
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72-433: A change of -2.1% from its 2016 population of 20,495. With a land area of 2,084.24 km (804.73 sq mi), it had a population density of 9.6/km (24.9/sq mi) in 2021. The population of Sturgeon County according to its 2020 municipal census is 20,506, a 7% change from its 2008 municipal census population of 19,165. In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sturgeon County had
90-633: A football stadium in Middlesbrough, England Riverview Park (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Riverside Park . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Riverside_Park&oldid=1206646212 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
108-426: A population of 20,495 living in 6,870 of its 7,337 total private dwellings, a 4.7% change from its 2011 population of 19,578. With a land area of 2,090.13 km (807.00 sq mi), it had a population density of 9.8/km (25.4/sq mi) in 2016. Sturgeon County's Economic Development Department is responsible for promoting business. The organization recognizes the benefits that new businesses can bring to
126-564: A proposed motorsports-themed entertainment park in Merced County, California, US Riverside Park (Massachusetts) , former name of the amusement park Six Flags New England, US Sports venues [ edit ] Jamaica [ edit ] Riverside Park, Clarendon, home ground of Sporting Central Academy F.C. United Kingdom [ edit ] Riverside Park, Jedburgh, Scotland, home ground of Jed-Forest RFC United States [ edit ] Riverside Park (Arizona) ,
144-687: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Riverside Park, Alberta Sturgeon County is a municipal district in the Edmonton Metropolitan Region of Alberta , Canada. It is north of Edmonton and west of the North Saskatchewan River . Sturgeon County is located in Division No. 11 and was named for the Sturgeon River . In 1876,
162-792: The 1916 season . The following season, the Pirates trained at Barrs Field , located in Jacksonville, Florida . Records also show that some major league teams played expedition games at Riverside Park until the early 1920s; the Boston Red Sox and Cincinnati Reds . Riverside Park then hosted many local teams, among them the Dawson Springs Resorters of the Kentucky–Illinois–Tennessee League , continued to provide baseball for western Kentucky. In
180-463: The 1930s a devastating storm flooded a river that runs alongside the field's first base line. The flood washed away the entire stadium. In the decades following the flood, residents in Dawson Springs were only left with the memories of the ballpark, as there was effort to rebuild the park. In 1999 Dawson Springs' Mayor Stacia Peyton funded a public project to rebuild the park, to help preserve
198-648: The Crown gained title to the land that would later become Sturgeon County in Treaty 6 with First Nations. The area was first settled in 1879. The first settlers were several francophone families. The Municipal District (MD) of Sturgeon River No. 90 was originally incorporated on January 1, 1955 and became the County of Sturgeon No. 15 on January 1, 1961. It reverted back to the MD of Sturgeon No. 90 on July 12, 1965. Its name
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#1732772844997216-640: The Old Mill Dam, located right beside Riverside Park and a short walking distance from the New Century Hotel. Wagner, who trained on this field for 3 years, organized a team of local young boys known as "Honus Wagners' Young Recruits." Several other future members of the Hall of Fame including; Babe Ruth , "Shoeless" Joe Jackson , Casey Stengel , and Ty Cobb also played baseball at Riverside Park. The team remained there through spring training of
234-415: The history of the city. While public opinion reflected the need for the city to fund other civic needs, instead of rebuilding an old ballpark, Peyton pressed ahead with the plan. The goal of the project was to make the stadium as authentic as possible to the original. Riverside Park was rebuilt using the exact blueprints from the original 1914 design. The largest stumbling block for the engineers reconstructing
252-604: The park was building the field entirely of wood, just like it had been in 1914. The rebuilt stadium's seats, roof, and beams were all made from wood, to create a one-of-a kind ballpark. It is currently the only completely wooden ballpark in the region. The stadium was used until 2012 by the Tradewater Pirates of the KIT League and then the Ohio Valley League . The team was founded in 1999 and joined
270-428: The region. It helps businesses navigate municipal programs and processes, provides consultation services, and offers hands-on solutions to assist local actors at every stage of development. Riverside Park, Dawson Springs Dawson Springs is home to a mineral spring that was believed by many to have medical healing qualities. This led to it becoming a huge resort town. Thousands of people came to drink and bathe in
288-469: The spring. Forty hotels sprung up to accommodate the tourists. The Pittsburgh Pirates seeing these large crowds decided to make Dawson Springs their spring training home. In 1914 Riverside Park was built to serve as the spring training venue for the Pirates. The entire ballpark was made entirely from wood, from the grandstand to the dugout. Local citizens then constructed a large indoor pavilion for spring training and exhibition games and an additional wing
306-554: Was built onto the New Century Hotel to accommodate the players. Teams soon came from St. Louis , Chicago , Kansas City , Louisville , Indianapolis , Cincinnati and Philadelphia , as well as minor league squads from Columbus, Ohio and Toledo, Ohio to play the Pirates at Riverside Park. These teams consisted of other major league squads, American Association teams, colleges, semi-professional teams, and even teams formed by local mining companies and businesses. Hall of Famer Honus Wagner and his friends often went fishing at
324-504: Was changed to Sturgeon County on April 23, 1997. The following urban municipalities are surrounded by Sturgeon County. The following hamlets are located within Sturgeon County. The following localities are located within Sturgeon County. In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Sturgeon County had a population of 20,061 living in 7,021 of its 7,599 total private dwellings,
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