Florence Little League Baseball (1951) Marker

Florence Little League Baseball (1951) Marker

This historic marker is located on Clayborn Liles Drive, Florence, Alabama. The text on the marker reads: "Plans for the Florence Little League Baseball program for youth in ages ranging from eight to twelve years were completed in April 1951. These plans and the layout of this playing field...

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Main Author: Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama
Format: Electronic
Published: Auburn University Libraries
Subjects:
Cultural resources
Online Access:https://omeka.lib.auburn.edu/items/show/1241
format Electronic
collection Alabama Cultural Resource Survey Collection
building Auburn University
publisher Auburn University Libraries
topic Cultural resources
spellingShingle Cultural resources
Florence Little League Baseball (1951) Marker
Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama
fulltopic Cultural resources
Historic Markers; Florence AL; Lauderdale County, AL
description This historic marker is located on Clayborn Liles Drive, Florence, Alabama. The text on the marker reads: "Plans for the Florence Little League Baseball program for youth in ages ranging from eight to twelve years were completed in April 1951. These plans and the layout of this playing field were in accord with those developed by American's first Little League Program of 1939 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The four local teams to participate in the Florence 1952 opening season were Indian, Red Socks, Tigers and Yankees. In 1973 this field was re~named Coach Presley Robbins Field in appreciation of Robbins' years of labor that was instrumental to the development of this program for the youth of Florence."
spelling Florence Little League Baseball (1951) MarkerDylan Tucker, University of North Alabama Historic Markers; Florence AL; Lauderdale County, ALThis historic marker is located on Clayborn Liles Drive, Florence, Alabama. The text on the marker reads: "Plans for the Florence Little League Baseball program for youth in ages ranging from eight to twelve years were completed in April 1951. These plans and the layout of this playing field were in accord with those developed by American's first Little League Program of 1939 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The four local teams to participate in the Florence 1952 opening season were Indian, Red Socks, Tigers and Yankees. In 1973 this field was re~named Coach Presley Robbins Field in appreciation of Robbins' years of labor that was instrumental to the development of this program for the youth of Florence."Alabama Cultural Resource SurveyLate 1900sTexthttps://omeka.lib.auburn.edu/items/show/1241“Florence Little League Baseball Marker”. Accessed 11/02/2015. http://www.lat34north.com/historicmarkersal/
title Florence Little League Baseball (1951) Marker
titleStr Florence Little League Baseball (1951) Marker
author Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama
author_facet Dylan Tucker, University of North Alabama
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url https://omeka.lib.auburn.edu/items/show/1241
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