Drake Field - PIttsfield, NH
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member silverquill
N 43° 18.421 W 071° 19.393
19T E 311580 N 4797530
Actually Drake Field encompasses 11 acres of land along the Suncook River with various recreation facilities and lots of room to walk. It includes the Lyman Boat Access along the river, and it's home to the annual Rotary Balloon Festival.
Waymark Code: WMBZVX
Location: New Hampshire, United States
Date Posted: 07/09/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member martycook
Views: 3

From the town web site for Drake Field:

"Comprising about 11 acres, Drake Field contains tennis courts, a baseball field, a soccer field, basketball court, a cinder walking trail along the Suncook River, the Lyman Boat Access, a handicapped accessible fishing dock, and a gazebo. It is also the site of the Rotary Balloon Festival held in Pittsfield every August." Drake Field was given to the town of Pittsfield by Nathaniel Drake and Georgiana Butters Drake Carpenter on July 4, 1917.

Name: Drake Field

Street Location: Suncook River

Local Municipality: Pittsfield

State/Province, etc.: New Hampshire

Country: United States

Web Site: [Web Link]

Date Established: 1917

Recreational Facilities:
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Ponds/Lakes/Streams/Rivers/Beach: Suncook RIver

Special Events: Rotary Balloon Festival

Memorial/Commemoration: Not listed

Picnic Facilities: Not listed

Monuments/Statues: Not listed

Art (murals/sculpture, etc.): Not listed

Fountains: Not listed

Traditional Geocaches: Not listed

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