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==Construction==
The park was constructed commissioned by the Pensacola Baseball Association, — organized by [[C. F. Schad]], [[John G. Oliver]], and [[Edward W. Peake]] — and built by the [[C. H. Turner Construction Company]]. Upon its opening in 1911, the ''Pensacola Journal'' wrote that there "is no baseball plant south of the [[Wikipedia:Ohio River|Ohio River]] that surpasses Pensacola's new park in its perfection of appointments for the comfort and convenience of patrons of the national game."<ref name="New Modern">[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/32170725/maxentlegion_park/ "Pensacola's Modern New Baseball Park"]. ''The Pensacola Journal''. June 16, 1911. p. 2. Retrieved June 2, 2019 – via [[Wikipedia:Newspapers.com|Newspapers.com]]</ref>
The distance from home plate to the left field fences was 290 feet, while the distance to the right field fence was 284 feet. The outfield was sodded with Bermuda grass, and at the time the park opened, the grandstand had a capacity of 1,000 people. The park was a segregated facility, with the grandstand reserved for whites, and blacks relegated to bleachers along the left field fence.<ref name="New Modern" />
