HoHoKam Park
Home-plate entrance to HoHoKam Park, Apr-2004.
Quick Facts:
- Location: Center Avenue between Brown Avenue and McKellips Road, Mesa, Ariz.
- Opened: 1979
- Home team: Mesa, Golden League (2005); spring training, Chicago Cubs; Mesa Saguaros (1990s), Solar Sox (current), Arizona Fall League
- Capacity: 8,963
The Hohokam were a Native American tribe that occupied the Phoenix area in pre-Columbian times. They built the original canals, some of which are still in use.
In the mid-20th century, a service organization began in the Mesa area and adopted the HoHoKam name. One of its members was a gentleman farmer and landholder named Dwight W. Patterson. In 1949, he lured the Chicago Cubs to Mesa for spring training, solidifying the Cactus League. In his honor, the field at HoHoKam Park bears his name.
I was not able to get inside HoHoKam Park to take photos on my Apr-2004 visit.
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