Veterans Memorial Stadium is a multipurpose outdoor stadium in Quincy, Massachusetts. Built from 1937-1938 under the Works Progress Administration,[1] it seats 5,000 spectators[2] for football, soccer, Rugby union and lacrosse. The stadium underwent a $1.2 million renovation in 2006, including accessibility improvements and new synthetic turf as well as making the stadium usable as a lacrosse, rugby and soccer field,[3] and another $1.5 million renovation in 2018, adding extra capacity and a large electronic video board.[4] It is the home field of Quincy High School athletics, namely football and soccer, and the New England Free Jacks of Major League Rugby. The grounds have most notably held the annual intracity Thanksgiving Day Game between QHS and NQHS, dubbed by SI.com as one of the best in America,[5] since 1932.
The land the stadium sits on is part of Merrymount Park, which’s was gifted to the city by the Adams family. The current stadium replaced a prior athletic field that was known as Pfaffman’s Oval, a cinder dirt track with a large embankment on one side, which made for a natural amphitheater for spectators. After several attempts to fund the stadium failed, ground was broken in January, 1937. The stadium was opened on September 25, 1938 in a ceremony attended by Senator Henry Cabot Lodge.[6]
Throughout the 1960s, the Boston Patriots played several preseason intra-squad scrimmages for charity at the stadium. [1][2]
veterans, memorial, stadium, quincy, massachusetts, veterans, memorial, stadium, multipurpose, outdoor, stadium, quincy, massachusetts, built, from, 1937, 1938, under, works, progress, administration, seats, spectators, football, soccer, rugby, union, lacrosse. Veterans Memorial Stadium is a multipurpose outdoor stadium in Quincy Massachusetts Built from 1937 1938 under the Works Progress Administration 1 it seats 5 000 spectators 2 for football soccer Rugby union and lacrosse The stadium underwent a 1 2 million renovation in 2006 including accessibility improvements and new synthetic turf as well as making the stadium usable as a lacrosse rugby and soccer field 3 and another 1 5 million renovation in 2018 adding extra capacity and a large electronic video board 4 It is the home field of Quincy High School athletics namely football and soccer and the New England Free Jacks of Major League Rugby The grounds have most notably held the annual intracity Thanksgiving Day Game between QHS and NQHS dubbed by SI com as one of the best in America 5 since 1932 Veterans Memorial StadiumLocation850 Hancock StreetQuincy Massachusetts U S OwnerCity of QuincyOperatorHeritage Sports VenturesCapacity5 000ScoreboardDaktronicsConstructionBroke ground1937Opened193885 years agoTenantsQuincy H S Football 1932 2017 2019 present a N Quincy H S Football 1932 2017 Boston Minutemen NASL 1976 Boston Rams PDL 2014 Boston Cannons MLL 2019 New England Free Jacks MLR 2021 present The land the stadium sits on is part of Merrymount Park which s was gifted to the city by the Adams family The current stadium replaced a prior athletic field that was known as Pfaffman s Oval a cinder dirt track with a large embankment on one side which made for a natural amphitheater for spectators After several attempts to fund the stadium failed ground was broken in January 1937 The stadium was opened on September 25 1938 in a ceremony attended by Senator Henry Cabot Lodge 6 Throughout the 1960s the Boston Patriots played several preseason intra squad scrimmages for charity at the stadium 1 2 In 1976 it served as a home stadium for the Boston Minutemen of the North American Soccer League 7 The stadium served as the home of the Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse for the 2019 season 8 Due to Covid the team played the entire shortened 2020 season behind closed doors at Navy Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis Maryland in which they would win the championship The team was then absorbed by the barnstorming Premier Lacrosse League for which a home stadium was no longer necessary On June 28 2021 the New England Free Jacks of Major League Rugby announced they were moving into the stadium starting with the final game of the 2021 MLR season 9 References Edit Due to the renovations during the 2018 19 school year Quincy High s home field was moved to North Quincy s Creedon Field for the season Veterans Memorial Stadium Quincy MA Living New Deal Boston Cannons Excited to Start Season at New Stadium Monique Walker Quincy s renovated stadium finally open for business The Boston Globe October 12 2006 via HighBeam Research subscription required Boston Cannons Excited to Start Season at New Stadium Mravic Mark Thanksgiving at Its Best 26 Sep 1938 13 The Boston Globe at Newspapers com Boston Globe Retrieved 2021 03 10 Minutemen to Play 9 at Vet s Stadium Quincy Nashua Telegraph May 1 1976 Boston Cannons and City of Quincy announce partnership NEW ENGLAND FREE JACKS ANNOUNCE VETERANS MEMORIAL STADIUM IN QUINCY AS THE NEW HOME FOR MAJOR LEAGUE RUGBY IN NEW ENGLAND Coordinates 42 15 40 N 71 00 36 W 42 26111 N 71 01000 W 42 26111 71 01000 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Veterans Memorial Stadium Quincy Massachusetts amp oldid 1127875870, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
