Sulphur Spring Park

Opened in 1885

About Sulphur Spring Park

Sulphur Spring Park is a former name of Sulphur Dell, used 1885–1889. Sulphur Dell was a sports venue in Nashville, Tennessee. It opened in 1885, closed in 1963 and was demolished in 1969. Its last recorded capacity was 8,500. On our ranked lists it ranks 254th shortest-lived of 273 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years.

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Photo of Sulphur Spring Park
Photo by Metro Nashville Archives, Nashville Public Library. License: Public domain. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Venue Information

Capacity

8,500

Source: Wikidata

Year Opened

1885

Year Closed

1963

Location

Nashville, Tennessee

Elevation

421 ft

128 m above sea level

Operator

Nashville Vols

Location derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).

Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.

Architect and operator credits from Wikidata.

The site today

From OpenStreetMap data near the venue's recorded coordinates, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Maps show what is there now, not the old footprint.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the capacity of Sulphur Spring Park?

The capacity of Sulphur Spring Park is 8,500.

When was Sulphur Spring Park built?

Sulphur Spring Park opened in 1885.

What is on the site of Sulphur Spring Park today?

First Horizon Park now stands on or beside the site.

Who operates Sulphur Spring Park?

Sulphur Spring Park is operated by Nashville Vols.

Sources

Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.

Historical Names

Sulphur Dell

1890 - 1963

Sulphur Spring Park

1885 - 1889

Current

Location

Coordinates: 36.1728, -86.7856
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Nearby Venues

VenueYearsDistance
Nissan Stadium 1999– 0.9 mi
Bridgestone Arena 1996– 1.0 mi
Hale Stadium 1953– 2.3 mi
FirstBank Stadium 1922– 2.4 mi
Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium/Horace Jones Field 1933– 32 mi
Fortera Stadium 1946– 40 mi

Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.

References

Read more on Wikipedia

Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.

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