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Welland Stadium
Welland Stadium is a stadium in Welland, Ontario, Canada. It is primarily used for baseball and was the home of the Welland Pirates of the Short-Season A New YorkâPenn League who affiliated with the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Niagara Stars of the Canadian Baseball League. The ballpark has a capacity of 2,500 people and was opened in 1989. Famous players who played for the Welland Pirates included Tim Wakefield. As of 2019, Welland Stadium is currently home to the Welland Jackfish of the Intercounty Baseball League The Intercounty Baseball League (IBL) is a Canadian amateur baseball league, comprising teams of college players and former professionals from North America and beyond. The teams are located in Southern Ontario. The league was formed in 1919 and .... References Minor league baseball venues Buildings and structures in Welland Baseball venues in Ontario Sport in Welland {{baseball-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Welland, Ontario
Welland is a city in the Regional Municipality of Niagara in Southern Ontario, Canada. As of 2021, it had a population of 55,750. The city is in the centre of Niagara and located within a half-hour driving distance to Niagara Falls, Niagara-on-the-Lake, St. Catharines, and Port Colborne. It has been traditionally known as the place ''where rails and water meet'', referring to the railways from Buffalo to Toronto and Southwestern Ontario, and the waterways of Welland Canal and Welland River, which played a great role in the city's development. The city has developed on both sides of the Welland River and Welland Canal, which connect Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. History The area was settled in 1788 by United Empire Loyalists who had been granted land by the Crown to compensate for losses due to property they left in the British Thirteen Colonies during and after the American Revolutionary War. Tensions continued between Great Britain and the newly independent United States, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
