Cone Athletic Park or Cone Park was the name of two multi-purpose athletic parks that hosted college football and baseball games as well as a minor league baseball team in

Greensboro, North Carolina Greensboro (; ) is a city in Guilford County, North Carolina, United States, and its county seat. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, its population was 299,035; it was estimated to be 307,381 in 2024. It is the List of municipalitie ...

. The first park was built on Summit Avenue in 1902 on donated land. In 1906 it was moved several hundred feet north along Summit Avenue. It was the home of the

Greensboro Patriots Greensboro (; ) is a city in Guilford County, North Carolina, United States, and its county seat. At the 2020 census, its population was 299,035; it was estimated to be 307,381 in 2024. It is the third-most populous city in North Carolina, af ...

of the

Piedmont League The Piedmont League was a minor league baseball league that operated from 1920 through 1955. The league operated principally in the Piedmont plateau region in the eastern United States. Cities represented The following cities hosted teams th ...

, the

North Carolina State League The North Carolina State League was a Class D level league in Minor League Baseball. The original version of the league played from 1913 to 1917 as the successor to the Carolina Association. The second version of the league was established in ...

, and other leagues from about 1905 until their move to

World War Memorial Stadium World War Memorial Stadium, more commonly known as War Memorial Stadium, is a baseball park in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States. It is situated on the northeast corner of Lindsay Street and Yanceyville Avenue, northeast of the downtown ...

in 1930. The second ballpark was located on the southeast side of Summit Avenue, a mile northeast of the eventual site of

. It was developed by and named for the nearby

Cone Mills Cone Mills Corporation was an American textile manufacturing company. It produced cotton fabrics such as corduroy, flannel, and denim. The company headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina. Early history In 1887 brothers Moses H. and Caesar C ...

textile plant. It served as the home grounds for Cone company baseball leagues as well as professional minor league ball. The entrance to the park was directly across from the original 3rd Street and Summit Avenue intersection. Its address, per city directories, was 1100 Summit Avenue. The wooden ballpark was demolished in 1952, and the land was developed. A portion of the Oaks Motel property, on the south corner of Summit and 4th Street, occupies what was the grandstand portion of the ballpark while the field of play is now the location of several homes on Homeland Avenue and parking lots of businesses on Wendover Avenue.

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