Centennial Field

Centennial Field is a Vermont historical marker in Burlington, Chittenden County.

Centennial Field, University of Vermont, Burlington

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Named to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the University of Vermonts first graduating class, Centennial Field has been the home of UVM athletics since 1906. The three ballparks that have stood on this site have hosted semi-professional and minor league baseball, as well as exhibitions by visiting Major League and Negro League ballclubs. The current grandstand, constructed in 1922, is one of the oldest still in use. Among the outstanding players who have graced Centennials diamond are Larry Gardner, Ray Collins, Tris Speaker, Jesse Hubbard, Robin Roberts, Kirk McCaskill, Barry Larkin and Ken Griffey, Jr.

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1873 · City of Burlington, Chittenden Co., Vt. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1885 · Vermont (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1903 · Vermont. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1906 · Burlington, Vermont (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)
1909 · Vermont. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Vermont, 1885, covering the location of Centennial Field, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Vermont, 1885, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Centennial Field

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