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Park history [ edit ]
The ballpark, owned by Thomas T. Wilson, was centrally located in what was at the time Nashville's largest black community, known as Trimble Bottom, near the convergence of Second and Fourth Avenues, just north of the fairgrounds.[2] [2] [3] [4] [1]
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Wilson Park was home to the Negro league Nashville Elite Giants baseball team who played in the first Negro National League , the first Negro Southern League , and the second Negro National League .[2] spring training site for other Negro league teams, as well as white-only minor league teams, such as the Southern Association 's Nashville Vols . Babe Ruth , Lou Gehrig , and Roy Campanella are known to have played at the park.[3]
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References [ edit ]
^ a b Healey, Paul. "Tom Wilson Park" . Project Ballpark . Retrieved February 4, 2015 .
^ Lowry, Philip J. (2006). Green Cathedrals: The Ultimate Celebration of Major League and Negro League Ballparks 140 . ISBN 0-8027-1562-1
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