Carson Park (football stadium)
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| Location | Carson Park Dr., Carson Park, Eau Claire, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 44°48′29″N 91°31′16″W / 44.808°N 91.521°WCoordinates: 44°48′29″N 91°31′16″W / 44.808°N 91.521°W |
| Opened | 1915 |
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| Location | One Carson Park Drive Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54701, USA |
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| Capacity | 3,800 |
| Field size | Left field: 320 ft Center field: 388 ft Right field: 312 ft |
| Surface | Natural grass |
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| Opened | May 4, 1937 |
| Construction cost | $60,000 USD |
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Carson Park Baseball Stadium
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| Area | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
| Built | 1936 |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements |
| NRHP reference # | 03000698 |
| Added to NRHP | July 25, 2003 |
| Location | One Carson Park Drive Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54701 |
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| Coordinates | 44°48′32″N 91°31′12″W / 44.80889°N 91.52000°W |
| Capacity | 6,500 |
| Surface | Natural grass (1936–2003), FieldTurf (2004–present) |
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| Opened | 1936 |
| Construction cost | $60,000 |
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Carson Park is a park in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. It is located on a 134-acre (54.2 ha) peninsula created on an oxbow lake, Half Moon Lake, which was part of the former course of the Chippewa River. The park contains baseball, football, and softball venues, as well as the Chippewa Valley Museum.
The land that became Carson Park was donated in 1914 to the city of Eau Claire by heirs to lumber baron William Carson, and named in his honor. The park was opened the following year. Construction of a sports complex, including a baseball stadium, football stadium and tennis courts, began in 1935 as a Works Progress Administration (WPA) project. The first game in the football stadium was played in 1936, and the first game in the baseball stadium was played in 1937.
The baseball stadium was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
The Carson Park baseball stadium hosts the Memorial (Old Abes), North (Huskies), Regis (Ramblers) and Immanuel Lutheran (Lancers) high school teams; the Eau Claire Express of the Northwoods League; the Eau Claire Cavaliers and Eau Claire Bears amateur teams; and the Eau Claire Pizza Hut American Legion team.
The stadium was formerly the home of the Eau Claire Bears minor league baseball team, a member of the Northern League. The first game was played in the stadium on May 4, 1937, in a Northern League game between the Eau Claire Bears and the Superior Blues.
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