Garcelon Field
{{Short description|Stadium in Lewiston, Maine}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}
{{Infobox venue
|name = Garcelon Field
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|image =Garcelon Field.jpg
|caption = A Bates football game against Amherst
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|location = Lewiston, Maine, U.S.
|broke_ground =
|built = {{start date and age|1899}}
|opened =
|renovated =
|expanded =2010
|operator = Bates College
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|scoreboard =
|capacity = 3,000
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|tenants = Bates Bobcats (NCAA)
|coordinates = {{coord|44.1062|N|70.2010|W|type:landmark|display=inline, title}}
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Garcelon Field is the outdoor stadium and field of Bates College, located in Lewiston, Maine. It is the home field for the Bates Bobcats football, soccer, and lacrosse teams, and is also used for various other sports.
History
File:Garcelon field at Bates College in Maine.png
The field was completed in 1899, and is one of the oldest football pitches in the United States. It was named after the 36th Governor of Maine and American Civil War surgeon general, Alonzo Garcelon. He was an early benefactor of the college.{{cite web|url=http://www.maine.gov/ifw/wildlife/land/department/region_b/alonzogarcelon.htm|title=Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife - Alonzo H. Garcelon WMA|publisher=}}
In 1875, prior to the completion of Garcelon Field, Bates played Tufts at a field adjacent to Rand Hall on the Bates campus for the first organized intercollegiate football game played in Maine.{{cite web|url=http://dl.tufts.edu/catalog/tei/tufts:UA069.005.DO.00001/chapter/F00006|title=Concise Encyclopedia of Tufts History|access-date=2017-08-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141220075111/http://dl.tufts.edu/catalog/tei/tufts:UA069.005.DO.00001/chapter/F00006|archive-date=2014-12-20|url-status=dead}}
Development
In 2010, Garcelon Field had a renovation that featured a new FieldTurf surface with an aluminum grandstand for an added 1,500 fans including stadium seats in the center section. Soon after a larger press box was created and four Musco light towers for nighttime play were incorporated.{{cite web|url=https://www.bates.edu/news/2015/05/05/slideshow-garcelon-fields-gifts-to-bates-college/|title=11 ways that Garcelon Field is the Bates place to be|publisher=}}
References
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Category:College football venues in the United States
Category:College soccer venues in the United States
Category:College lacrosse venues in the United States
Category:Bates Bobcats football
Category:Bates Bobcats men's lacrosse
Category:Bates Bobcats men's soccer
Category:American football venues in Maine
Category:Soccer venues in Maine
Category:Buildings and structures in Lewiston, Maine