Since its birth in 1892, the playing field at Wahconah Park had been the home to fifty-nine years of professional baseball. Turned over to the city in 1919, when the original wooden grandstands were constructed, this diamond in the rough has seen years and years of the game of ball being played. From Babe Ruth league, high school, American Legion ball, summer collegiate league and minor leagues – many stars have set with foot on this historic diamond. Come learn the great history of the game and this iconic ballpark.The Berkshire County Historical Society will kick off a series of walking tours in downtown Pittsfield that highlight various aspects of Pittsfield’s rich and diverse history. Tour themes touch on the people and places that helped shape our community including the city’s industrial past, its role in the Revolutionary War, the impact of immigrant communities during the nineteenth- and twentieth-centuries, art, architecture, and sports. Most tours begin at 11 am and last approximately 60 – 90 minutes. Tours are offered rain or shine, but extreme weather may necessitate cancellation.