An 1887 illustrated map of Canonsburg Pa sourced from history-map.com. |
| Canonsburg of 1887 Click on map to Zoom |
Note the lake where the stadium is located today.
The lake was created each year by controlled flooding from Chartiers Creek. Once frozen, it was chopped/cut into blocks and stored in the row of ice houses seen on the north side of the lake. Most of the ice was shipped by train to Pittsburgh.
