Ashland in Boyd County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Baseball at Central Park

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 30, 2018

1. Baseball at Central Park Marker, side one

Inscription. Organized baseball in Ashland began when the Ashland Colonels, a minor league team, played at Armco Field from 1939-42. Games then moved to Central Park and, in 1955, Ashland joined the Little League program. The two original fields were known as CP-1, a large diamond where older boys and men played; and CP-2, a smaller field which was used for younger boys and softball games.

Babe Ruth League baseball started in 1957 & Junior American Legion baseball in 1959. Hundreds of boys were on teams here every summer. Eventually, more than a dozen of them received pro baseball contracts. Don Gullett, Drew Hall, and Brandon Webb, and umpires Charlie Reliford and Greg Gibson went on to have successful Major League Baseball careers.

Erected 2016 by Kentucky Historical Society and Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 2498.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational Areas • Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1955.

Location. 38° 28.365′ N, 82° 38.161′ W. Marker is in Ashland, Kentucky, in Boyd County. It can be reached from the intersection of Central Avenue and 22nd Street. It is in Central Park, next to the large baseball diamond (CP-1), behind the first base dugout.

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Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Ashland KY 41101, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kentucky’s Kyova Tri-State Region.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: 2021 Inductees (within shouting distance of this marker); 2018 Inductees (within shouting distance of this marker); 2017 Inductees (within shouting distance of this marker); 2016 Inductees (within shouting distance of this marker); 2015 Inductees (within shouting distance of this marker); 2019 Inductees (within shouting distance of this marker); 2022 Inductees (within shouting distance of this marker); Indian Mounds (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ashland.

Baseball at Central Park Marker, side two image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 30, 2018

2. Baseball at Central Park Marker, side two

Baseball at Central Park Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 30, 2018

3. Baseball at Central Park Marker

CP-1 Field at Central Park, Ashland Kentucky image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, September 30, 2018

4. CP-1 Field at Central Park, Ashland Kentucky

Credits. This page was last revised on November 18, 2018. It was originally submitted on November 18, 2018, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 712 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 18, 2018, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.