Memorial Stadium is the current home of the Indiana State Sycamores football and soccer section in Terre Haute, Indiana, United States. The stadium was renovated between 1967 and 1969; it was built to host professional minor league baseball; the Indiana State football team began playing there in 1949.
Constructed in 1923–1924 by the City of Terre Haute to seat approximately 16,000 people. The stadium and its grounds were used for minor league baseball, semi-pro, high school and college football and baseball, professional boxing, circuses, fireworks exhibitions, ice skating and miscellaneous conventions and other events.
The stadium was officially dedicated on May 4, 1925 and was universally hailed as the nation's finest minor league baseball stadium.[2] Baseball commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis was present to throw out the first pitch of the season opening game between Terre Haute and the Peoria Tractors. The facility was first home to the Terre Haute Tots, a minor league team in the Three-I League; a Class B team equivalent of today's Class A baseball. Late, the ballpark hosted the Terre Haute Phillies, a farm club of the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Terre Haute Huts, which had a working agreement with the Detroit Tigers. Terre Haute's long association (since 1883) with professional baseball ended on July 3, 1956.
Memorial Stadium 1968-present
In 1967, Indiana State University became the first university in the world to own and operate an outdoor artificial playing surface. The stadium, except for its outside wall and memorial arch, was razed in 1968–1969, and converted to a football stadium. The three-part renovation project included: the reorientation of the playing field from a north–south direction to its present east–west configuration; the installation of Astroturf; and the construction of some 4,500 bleacher seats on the north side of the field as well as the rebuilding of seats on the south side. The original arch still remains from the original structure. However, the bleacher seats, installed in 1967, were removed in the summer of 1996 and replaced by a landscaped hill which serves as a general admission section and a site for pregame tailgating for Sycamore fans.[3] As a result, it has little resemblance to the majestic amphitheater constructed in the early Twenties. The field was upgraded in 2009 with a new FieldTurf playing surface, at a cost of $750,000.[4]
Memorial Stadium, which has a current capacity of 12,764, also hosts the annual High School football game (previously the homecoming game) between Terre Haute rivals North-South as they play for the Victory Bell.[5]
There are tentative plans to construct a new multi-purpose stadium on the Indiana State campus, three miles to the west. Memorial Stadium would likely then be razed, with the exception of the last portion of the original Memorial Stadium, the Arch.
In June 2010, two practice fields were constructed to alleviate scheduling conflicts for practices and provide additional fields for Terre Haute-area youth football and high school programs.
^ ab"Memorial Stadium". Stadium Journey. December 7, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
^Ciancone, Pete (August 11, 2005). . Tribune-Star. Terre Haute. Archived from the original on April 12, 2009. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
^"2009 Indiana State Football Media Guide: Memorial Stadium" (PDF). Indiana State Athletics. 2009. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
^Couch, Greg (September 24, 2009). "Indiana State Football's Sad State". FanHouse. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2013.
^Semmler, Rick (June 25, 2013). "Victory Bell Game Moving From Memorial Stadium". WTHI. Terre Haute. Retrieved June 26, 2013.
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March 03, 2023
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Memorial Stadium is the current home of the Indiana State Sycamores football and soccer section in Terre Haute Indiana United States The stadium was renovated between 1967 and 1969 it was built to host professional minor league baseball the Indiana State football team began playing there in 1949 Memorial StadiumLocation3300 Wabash AvenueTerre Haute IN 47803Coordinates39 28 29 N 87 22 1 W 39 47472 N 87 36694 W 39 47472 87 36694 Coordinates 39 28 29 N 87 22 1 W 39 47472 N 87 36694 W 39 47472 87 36694OwnerIndiana State UniversityOperatorIndiana State UniversityCapacity12 764 1996 present 20 500 1970 1995 14 000 1967 1969 16 000 1924 1966 SurfaceFieldTurfConstructionBroke groundOctober 1 1922OpenedNovember 27 1924Renovated1967Construction cost 450 000 1922 equal to 7 115 243 today ArchitectShourds Stoner Co 1 General contractorNorth Raffin Construction Co 1 TenantsIndiana State Sycamores NCAA 1967 present Contents 1 Memorial Stadium 1924 1967 2 Memorial Stadium 1968 present 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksMemorial Stadium 1924 1967 Edit 1924 postcard of Memorial Stadium Constructed in 1923 1924 by the City of Terre Haute to seat approximately 16 000 people The stadium and its grounds were used for minor league baseball semi pro high school and college football and baseball professional boxing circuses fireworks exhibitions ice skating and miscellaneous conventions and other events The stadium was officially dedicated on May 4 1925 and was universally hailed as the nation s finest minor league baseball stadium 2 Baseball commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis was present to throw out the first pitch of the season opening game between Terre Haute and the Peoria Tractors The facility was first home to the Terre Haute Tots a minor league team in the Three I League a Class B team equivalent of today s Class A baseball Late the ballpark hosted the Terre Haute Phillies a farm club of the Philadelphia Phillies and the Terre Haute Huts which had a working agreement with the Detroit Tigers Terre Haute s long association since 1883 with professional baseball ended on July 3 1956 Memorial Stadium 1968 present EditIn 1967 Indiana State University became the first university in the world to own and operate an outdoor artificial playing surface The stadium except for its outside wall and memorial arch was razed in 1968 1969 and converted to a football stadium The three part renovation project included the reorientation of the playing field from a north south direction to its present east west configuration the installation of Astroturf and the construction of some 4 500 bleacher seats on the north side of the field as well as the rebuilding of seats on the south side The original arch still remains from the original structure However the bleacher seats installed in 1967 were removed in the summer of 1996 and replaced by a landscaped hill which serves as a general admission section and a site for pregame tailgating for Sycamore fans 3 As a result it has little resemblance to the majestic amphitheater constructed in the early Twenties The field was upgraded in 2009 with a new FieldTurf playing surface at a cost of 750 000 4 Memorial Stadium which has a current capacity of 12 764 also hosts the annual High School football game previously the homecoming game between Terre Haute rivals North South as they play for the Victory Bell 5 There are tentative plans to construct a new multi purpose stadium on the Indiana State campus three miles to the west Memorial Stadium would likely then be razed with the exception of the last portion of the original Memorial Stadium the Arch In June 2010 two practice fields were constructed to alleviate scheduling conflicts for practices and provide additional fields for Terre Haute area youth football and high school programs See also EditIllinois Indiana Iowa League List of NCAA Division I FCS football stadiumsReferences Edit a b Memorial Stadium Stadium Journey December 7 2013 Retrieved December 7 2013 Ciancone Pete August 11 2005 Memorial Stadium Has Housed Decades of Recreation Tribune Star Terre Haute Archived from the original on April 12 2009 Retrieved December 7 2013 2009 Indiana State Football Media Guide Memorial Stadium PDF Indiana State Athletics 2009 Retrieved December 11 2013 Couch Greg September 24 2009 Indiana State Football s Sad State FanHouse Archived from the original on July 13 2012 Retrieved December 7 2013 Semmler Rick June 25 2013 Victory Bell Game Moving From Memorial Stadium WTHI Terre Haute Retrieved June 26 2013 External links EditMemorial Stadium Home Of Sycamore Football and Soccer Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Memorial Stadium Terre Haute Indiana amp oldid 1057470958, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
