Veterans Memorial Stadium Demolition Monday, Sept. 22
DebSF -- September 18th, 2008
From JMU Public Affairs:
HARRISONBURG – Demolition of Veterans Memorial Stadium at the former Harrisonburg High School will begin at noon on Monday, Sept. 22. The aging facility will be replaced by a new softball / baseball complex but will retain the Veterans Memorial Stadium name.
Veterans Memorial Stadium was dedicated in 1949 in honor of the area’s 139 veterans killed during World War II. A plaque with the names of those veterans had stood outside the stadium until recently when the plaque was moved to a secure facility. The plaque, with the addition of three names left off the original, will be integrated into the design of the new complex.
At a Veterans Day ceremony last year, James Madison University President Linwood H. Rose announced the expansion of the memorial. The new Veterans Memorial Stadium will honor all those Harrisonburg and Rockingham County foreign war veterans who were killed in action. The future Veterans Memorial Stadium complex will be home to JMU’s baseball and softball teams. The project is expected to be completed in time for the programs to begin their 2010 seasons in the new facility.
Sad to see the old stadium go, but it really does need an upgrade.
Has JMU announced what they intend to do with their old facilities once Memorial Stadium is rebuilt and open?
Evan posted a time lapse of day one of the demolition: http://www.evandyson.com/files/multi_vms/