Williamsport in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Bowman Field

Photographed by Paul Crumlish, June 5, 2011

1. Bowman Field Marker

Inscription. Built 1926. Long noted as Pennsylvania's oldest operating minor league baseball park and the nation's second oldest. The first professional game here was played April 27, 1926, between the Williamsport Grays and the Negro league Harrisburg Giants. Over the years this park became home to successive Williamsport teams and hosted many major league teams for exhibition games. Originally Memorial Field; renamed 1929 for J. Walton Bowman.

Erected 2000 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Sports. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is April 27, 1832.

Location. 41° 14.502′ N, 77° 2.826′ W. Marker is in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, in Lycoming County. It can be reached from West Fourth Street (State Road 2014) 0.2 miles west of Beeber Avenue, on the right when traveling west. The marker stands next to Bowman Field. It is accessible via the roads of Max Brown Memorial Park from West Fourth Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1700 West Fourth Street, Williamsport PA 17701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Pennsylvania Wilds

and in the Susquehanna Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern 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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this

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marker: The Club House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Carl E. Stotz (approx. 0.2 miles away); Carl E. Stotz Field (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Carl E. Stotz (approx. 0.2 miles away); Louise Larzelere Chatham (approx. 0.2 miles away); "Major" and "Jimmy" Gehron (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lycoming County War Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); World War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Williamsport.

Also see . . .
1. Bowman Field - Behind the Marker. ExplorePAHistory.com (Submitted on July 20, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

2. Williamsport Crosscutters: History of Bowman Field. (Submitted on June 19, 2011, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.)

Photographed by Paul Crumlish, June 5, 2011

2. Bowman Field Marker

Bowman Field (1926) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Paul Crumlish, June 5, 2011

3. Bowman Field (1926)

Renovated and upgraded many times over the years, it is home to the NY-P League Williamsport Crosscutters today.

Photographed by Paul Crumlish, June 24, 2011

4. Bowman Field (1926)

Photographed by Paul Crumlish, July 11, 2002

5. Bowman Field (1926)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 18, 2026. It was originally submitted on June 19, 2011, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,150 times since then and 71 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 19, 2011, by PaulwC3 of Northern, Virginia.