Laurel in Prince George's County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Baseball in the Grove
Site of Laurel's First African American Baseball Team Diamond
Erected 2015.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1878.
Location. 39° 6.125′ N, 76° 51.384′ W. Marker is in Laurel, Maryland, in Prince George's County. Marker is on 7th Streeet (Maryland Route 216) 0.2 miles south of Maryland Route 198, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Laurel MD 20707, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. St. Mark's United Methodist Church (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Grove Community (about 600 feet away); Methodism in Laurel (approx. 0.4 miles away); Early Buildings on St. Mary's Place (approx. 0.4 miles away); St. Philip's Episcopal Church (approx. half a mile away); Site of The Old Stone Methodist Church (approx. half a mile away); First United Methodist Church of Laurel (approx. half a mile away); An Angel Among US (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Laurel.
More about this marker. In the Inscription and on the marker, that is indeed (erroneously) a comma, not a period, after right parenthesis just before "They".
Credits. This page was last revised on July 28, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 5, 2016, by A. Taylor of Laurel, Maryland. This page has been viewed 438 times since then and 28 times this year. Last updated on July 26, 2022, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1. submitted on January 5, 2016, by A. Taylor of Laurel, Maryland. 2. submitted on January 8, 2016, by A. Taylor of Laurel, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.