The Clark Parade Grounds also known as the Clark Development Corporation Parade Grounds (CDC PG) is a
sporting open ground at the
Clark Freeport Zone in
Pampanga
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,
Philippines
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.
History
The Clark Parade Grounds used to be the
parade field of
Fort Stotsenburg of the
United States Cavalry
The United States Cavalry, or U.S. Cavalry, was the designation of the mounted force of the United States Army by an act of Congress on 3 August 1861.Price (1883) p. 103, 104 This act converted the U.S. Army's two regiments of dragoons, one ...
. It was used by soldiers as a concert venue and a
polo
Polo is a ball game played on horseback, a traditional field sport and one of the world's oldest known team sports. The game is played by two opposing teams with the objective of scoring using a long-handled wooden mallet to hit a small hard ...
field.
In 2015, the Clark Development Corporation made a renovation of the parade grounds which included improvement of the jogging path, installation of new lights and other utilities and fixtures.
Facilities
The Clark Parade Grounds is among the frequented places in the
Clark area. It hosts sport tourism events and also used for leisure events such as jogging and cycling. The parade grounds hosts a rubberized long wide jogging path It also hosts facilities for football.
References
Clark Freeport Zone
Sports complexes in the Philippines
Parks in the Philippines
Buildings and structures in Mabalacat
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