Railroads and Lookouts – Chattanooga’s Historic Engel Stadium

The sign for the Engel Stadium

Engel Stadium is located at 1130 East Third Street in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The ballpark is the former home of the Chattanooga Lookouts. Engel Stadium was built on the site of the Lookout’s prior home, Andrew Field. In 1910, the franchise moved from Little Rock Arkansas to Chattanooga and in 1911 began playing their home games…

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Atlanta’s Other Lost Ballpark – Ponce De Leon Park

Ponce De Leon Park postcard

Long before Turner Field, before Fulton County Stadium, there was a wonderful minor league ballpark in Atlanta known as Ponce De Leon Park. Ponce De Leon was the home to the Atlanta Crackers and Atlanta Black Crackers. The Atlanta Crackers played in the Southern Association from 1901 until 1965, and played at Ponce De Leon in…

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