Audio recording of above narrative "Recreation and Rowdyism in Early Palmer Park"

ID: 3158 ~ Source: Audio recording courtesy of Kevin McQueeney. ~ Creator: Kevin McQueeney ~ Date: 2013
This file appears in: Recreation and Rowdyism in Early Palmer Park
This file appears in: Recreation and Rowdyism in Early Palmer Park

By Kevin McQueeney
In the early 20th century Carrollton residents resisted attempts to permit sports recreation in Palmer Park, despite the fact that it was a public space. An effort to convert the park into a baseball field for the PSAL youth baseball league was…