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MacAulay Field

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Former names
  
Athletic Field

Broke ground
  
October 20, 1898

Capacity
  
2,500

Owner
  
Mount Allison University

Surface
  
Grass

Opened
  
October 1900

Province
  
New Brunswick

Construction cost
  
1,000 USD

Location
  
Mount Allison University York Street Sackville, New Brunswick

Similar
  
Huskies Stadium, Raymond Field, Université de Sherbroo, Griffiths Stadium, Alumni Stadium

David M. MacAulay Field is a Canadian football stadium in Sackville, New Brunswick, that is host to the Mount Allison Mounties.

History

Construction MacAulay Field began on October 20, 1898, and was opened in October 1900. The land was bequeathed to the University in 1898 by George T. Bowser, and the field cost an estimated $1,000 to construct. It was then known as the Athletic Field and stretched 160 by 80 yards, with a running track encircled it.

References

MacAulay Field Wikipedia