East–West Stadium is a football stadium in Fairmont, West Virginia, United States, that is operated and owned by the Marion County Board of Education.[1] The stadium was built in 1938[2] using Works Progress Administration funding.[3] It is the home outdoor athletic facility for the city's two high schools, Fairmont Senior High School and East Fairmont High School, hosting each school's football, soccer, lacrosse, and track teams.[4]

East-West Stadium during a football game, November 2018

References

  1. ↑ "Comprehensive Plan, City of Fairmont West Virginia". Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  2. ↑ Shaver, John Mark (18 August 2016). "East Side football stadium "a priority" for BOE, But questionable state funding put project on back burner". The Fairmont News. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  3. ↑ McNamara, Sean (16 October 2016). "EFHS stadium, track being explored". Times West Virginian. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
  4. ↑ Henthorn, Nick (4 November 2021). "After a century, East-West football rivalry still going strong". Times West Virginian. Retrieved 15 February 2022.

39°28′6″N 80°9′10″W / 39.46833°N 80.15278°W / 39.46833; -80.15278

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