Alcoa in Blount County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Hunt Field

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 10, 2022

1. Hunt Field Marker

Inscription. Hunt Field was the home of the Maryville-Alcoa Twins baseball team that won the 1953 Class-D Mountain States League Pennant. This 1,750-seat ballpark, built in the 1940s, averaged an attendance of about 1,550 for 62 home games. Major league teams owned several players' contracts. During the era of segregation, the Twins had two African-American players, infielder George Giles and outfielder Willie Kirkland. They helped Blount County begin the process of dismantling racial barriers before desegregation court orders and civil rights legislation of the 1960s. The Mountain States League disbanded in 1954.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 1E 120.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Sports. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1953.

Location. 35° 48.329′ N, 83° 57.838′ W. Marker is in Alcoa, Tennessee, in Blount County. It is on East Hunt Road (Tennessee Route 335) east of Russell Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map.

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Marker is in this post office area: Alcoa TN 37701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in East Tennessee,

in the Great Smoky Mountains,

and in Greater Knoxville.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

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 original Cherokee Nation,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

the State of Franklin,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Nicely's Grocery Store (approx. 0.9 miles away); The North Plant (approx. 0.9 miles away); Early Alcoa High School Athletics (approx. one mile away); Springbrook School (approx. one mile away); Early Springbrook Home Construction (approx. one mile away); Springbrook Park (approx. one mile away); Babcock Lumber & Land Company and the Vose Community (approx. one mile away); Hultquist and Chandler Homes

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 10, 2022

2. Hunt Field Marker

(approx. 1.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alcoa.

Also see . . . Maryville-Alcoa Twins. Wikipedia entry on the team, which compiled a 104-73 record over two seaspns. (Submitted on April 12, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 12, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 2,079 times since then and 159 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 12, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.