 In order to construct a new baseball stadium, the City of Charleston negotiated a land swap with The Citadel which gained the city a plot on the banks of the Ashley River in return for College Park.Major conditions of the deal included permanent playing rights at the new stadium for The Citadel Bulldogs baseball team and that The Citadel preserve College Park as a baseball stadium through the opening of the new stadium.Elvis Presley played a concert at College Park on June 28, 1956 to a crowd of 4,000.