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LWT: Laurel All-Stars - OU03C9
City of Laurel Walking Tour - Site 10 - Laurel All-Stars: Negro Sandlot Baseball
Besitzer: DudleyGrunt
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Höhe: m ü. NHN
 Region: Vereinigte Staaten > Maryland
Cacheart: Sonstiger Cachetyp
Größe: Kein Behälter
Status: Archiviert
Versteckt am: 2012-02-27
Erstellt am: 2012-02-23
Veröffentlicht am: 2012-02-23
Zuletzt geändert am: 2013-06-30
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202 Aufrufe
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Beschreibung EN
This is the fourth of a series of various types of caches, centered around the the City of Laurel Walking Tour (CLWT).  The walking tour highlights various historic sites in the city and was launched in 2006 as a cooperative effort between the City of Laurel and the Laurel Museum

 Laurel Historical Society

Site 10 - Laurel All-Stars: Negro Sandlot Baseball (1928-1960)

In the era of reacial segregation, African-American men organized independent baseball teams.  Residents of Laurel's "Grove" community formed a ball club, the Laurel All-Stars, playing other African-American teams in the area.  Their home field was between 7th and 8th Streets and Talbot and Gorman Avenue.

Other area teams, included the Brentwood Flashes, Brandywine A.C.s, Glenarden Braves and the Oxon Hill Aztecs.

Articles:

Rough Diamonds: The Mid-Atlantic Negro Leagues and Sandlot Heroes

Negro leagues and sandlot heroes brought racial divide to centerfield


NOTE:  There is currently some construction going on near the cache and you won't be able to approach from what will probably eventually be another option.  You won't be able to touch it, but should be able to see what you need.


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This is a playing card type paperless cache. Each game piece has a serial number on it and this is also the password needed to log the find. See www.BITcaching.com for more information.


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