Duffy Fairgrounds
Coordinates: 43°59′07″N 75°55′40″W / 43.985353012178074°N 75.92772068813214°W
Duffy Fairgrounds | |
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| Former names | Watertown Fairgrounds (Until 1978) [1] |
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| Address | 970 Coffeen Street Watertown, New York United States |
| Type | Fairgrounds |
| Capacity | 5,000 (1948); 4,500 (1951); 3,500 (1995) |
| Field size | 325-402-325 |
| Acreage | 67 acres |
| Current use | Baseball Fairgrounds |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1851 |
| Renovated | 1936 |
| Rebuilt | 1948 |
| Project manager | Alex T. Duffy |
| Tenants | |
| Watertown Athletics (1946-1951) Watertown Pirates (1983-1988) Watertown Indians (1989-1998) Watertown Rapids (2017-present) | |
| Website | |
| www | |
The Alex T. Duffy Fairgrounds[2] is a multi-purpose facility in Watertown, New York, spanning 67 acres. The stadium capacity is 3,500.[3] It contains the longest running fair in the United States, The Jefferson County Fair and was named for Alex T. Duffy.
Baseball[]
A baseball park on the grounds serves as home to the Watertown Rapids of the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League. The ballpark has a capacity of 2,500 people and opened in 1936. It served as minor league baseball home to the 1936 Watertown Grays of the Class C level Canadian-American League and Watertown Athletics of the Class C level Border League from 1946 to 1951.[4][5] From 1983 until 1998 it was the home of the Watertown Pirates and Watertown Indians of the Class A level New York–Penn League.[6] In 1999, the New York Penn-League franchise moved to Staten Island and became the Staten Island Yankees through 2019.[7]
Football[]
The Watertown Red & Black play their home games at the fairgrounds. The stadium's namesake, Alex Duffy, was a longtime member of the Red & Black during its prime days as a professional team.
Ice hockey[]
The Watertown Municipal Arena is located on the fairgrounds. Since 2012, the arena has been used for a minor professional hockey team now called the Watertown Wolves of the Federal Prospects Hockey League. It was originally called the 1000 Islands Privateers when it moved from Alexandria Bay to Watertown, and it took the 2015–16 season off for arena renovations.
Other events[]
As its name implies, the area is home to the Jefferson County Fair in late July of each year.[8]
References[]
- ^ "Your Hometown: The Alex Duffy Fairgrounds". spectrumlocalnews.com. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
- ^ Smith, Stephen. "Pulling for United Way at the Alex T. Duffy Fairgrounds | Newzjunky". Retrieved 2021-12-02.
- ^ "Duffy Fairgrounds - Watertown, New York". www.ballparkreviews.com.
- ^ "Alex Duffy Stadium in Watertown, NY minor league baseball history and teams on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
- ^ "In The Ballparks - Duffy Fairgrounds". www.intheballparks.com.
- ^ "1983–1988 Watertown Pirates". www.funwhileitlasted.net. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
- ^ "Staten Island move in 1999". www.frontiernet.net. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
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External links[]
- Sports venues in Jefferson County, New York
- Minor league baseball venues
- Baseball venues in New York (state)
- Indoor ice hockey venues in New York (state)
- Buildings and structures in Watertown (city), New York
- American football venues in New York (state)
- Northeastern United States baseball venue stubs
- New York (state) sports venue stubs