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| Title | Memorial Stadium, Champaign, Illinois; |
| Coverage / Year | 2004 |
| Description | Memorial Stadium was built in 1923 by the firm of Holibard and Roche. The stadium was originally planned for tennis, baseball, field hockey, etc. The structure has 182 pillars, honoring the 182 students that died in World War I. The stadium was Geoge Huff's dream. The total cost of Memorial Stadium was $2 million and today the stadium holds roughly 70, 000 people. |
| Lesson Plans / Themes | A personal primary source shoebox; How we learn about communities; Introduction of artifacts as primary souce; Urban Treasure Hunt; |
| Learning Standards | 16 History; 18 Social Systems; 19-24 Physical Development and Health; |
| Author or Creator | Mike Marassa, Edison Middle School, Champaign, Illinois. |
| Other Contributors | J. Tennant
N. Kim
T. Schweighart
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| Subject / Keywords | University; Buildings; Recreation; Football; Stadiums |
| Collection Publisher | Edison Middle School, Champaign, Illinois
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| Further Information | For any further information related to this record, please contact the Collection Publisher. See http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc for more information about this project. |
| Rights Management Statement | http://images.library.uiuc.edu/projects/tdc/conditions.htm |
| Resource Identifier | Memorial1 |
| CONTENTdm file name | 71837211442004_memorial2.jpg |
