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Rating: 5 | Votes: 1 | Date: 03/07/2026 00:33:00

Franklin Roosevelt opened the first one; Charlotte rebuilt the second from its own stones. American Legion Memorial Stadium at 310 North Kings Drive, in the Elizabeth neighbourhood beside Independence Park, began as a 1936 Works Progress Administration stadium honouring Mecklenburg County's First World War dead - FDR himself spoke at the opening - and spent eight decades hosting Shrine Bowls, high-school and college football, and concerts from Jimmy Buffett to Pearl Jam before age-related struct...