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Posts Tagged ‘Florida State Fair’

Plant Field and the Roots of Spring Training in Tampa, Florida

By Byron Bennett | February 21, 2015
A postcard about the Florida State Fair

Plant Field was located near the northeast intersection of North Boulevard and West North B Street in Tampa, Florida. Constructed in the 1890s, the athletic facility was on the grounds of the Tampa Bay Hotel and included a variety of athletic fields, including horse racing, for guests of the hotel. Plant Field was named after…

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