Alliance in Stark County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Mount Union Stadium

Photographed By J. J. Prats, March 22, 2021

1. Mount Union Stadium Marker

Inscription.
Built with the support of the Mount Union Alumni Athletic Association, the stadium played host to its first football game on November 1, 1913 when Mount Union defeated Case 7-0. It was formally dedicated during the graduation ceremony of 1914. In 1915, grandstand seating in 1928, bleachers were added to increase the seating capacity to 5,000. The first night collegiate football game in Ohio was played here on October 3, 1930 as Mount Union beat Kent State 18-6. Mount Union athletes have competed in football, track, soccer, and lacrosse in the stadium and it has been the home playing field for the Alliance Aviators football team. Originally known as Hartshorn Stadium to honor Mount Union’s founder, Orville Nelson Hartshorn, it was renamed Mount Union Stadium in 1984.

Erected 2014 by University of Mount Union and The Ohio History Connection. (Marker Number 15-76.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education • Sports. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical date for this entry is October 3, 1930.

Location. 40° 54.166′ N, 81° 6.752′ W. Marker is in Alliance, Ohio, in Stark County. Marker

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is at the intersection of West Hartshorn Street and McKinley Avenue, on the left when traveling west on West Hartshorn Street. It is on the southwest corner of the stadium, just outside the stadium fence. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Alliance OH 44601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Christ United Methodist Church (approx. 1.4 miles away); Alliance-Birthplace of Ohio's State Flower - The Scarlet Carnation (approx. 1.4 miles away); Last Post Meeting in Ohio Held in This Building (approx. 1½ miles away); In Commemoration of the Veterans of the Civil War (approx. 1½ miles away); Spanish-American War Memorial (approx. 1½ miles away); The Crossing (approx. 1.6 miles away); Abraham Lincoln (approx. 1.6 miles away); Mabel Hartzell (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Alliance.

Regarding Mount Union Stadium. Stadium has a seating capacity of 5,600. It is the home of the Purple Raiders, who as of 2019 hold 30 conference and 13 national titles.

Also see . . . Mount Union Stadium. University of Mount Union website entry:
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Parts of the covered stands on the west side and the ticket booths on the south side of the stadium still date back to that year. The east side of the stadium was added in 1927.

A remodel project was completed in 2002 that included an addition and redo of the roof to the covered stands,
Photographed By J. J. Prats, March 22, 2021

2. Mount Union Stadium and Marker
additional restroom facilities, a new press box, scoreboard and a synthetic grass turf field.

(Submitted on March 23, 2021.)

Mount Union Stadium Public Entrance image. Click for full size.

Photographed By J. J. Prats, March 22, 2021

3. Mount Union Stadium Public Entrance

The original 1913 ticket booth structure at the south end of the stadium.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 23, 2021, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 260 times since then and 17 times this year. Last updated on June 2, 2023, by Grant & Mary Ann Fish of Galloway, Ohio. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 23, 2021, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.