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Memorial Stadium Groundbreaking

Sector: Stadium • Location: Lincoln, Nebraska, United States

Source: KOLN | Nebraska Local News, Weather, Sports | Lincoln, NE

Project
Under Construction

Officials broke ground for Memorial Stadium with a horse-drawn plow on April 26, 1923. The project was funded by an aggressive fundraising campaign in the early 1920s. When the stadium opened for the first home game in October 1923, it was only partly finished.

Status
Under Construction
Sector
Stadium, Education, Residential
Location
Lincoln, Nebraska, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
KOLN | Nebraska Local News, Weather, Sports | Lincoln, NE

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The project “Memorial Stadium Groundbreaking” is an infrastructure initiative in the Stadium sector, located in Lincoln, Nebraska, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from KOLN | Nebraska Local News, Weather, Sports | Lincoln, NE.

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Officials broke ground for Memorial Stadium with a horse-drawn plow on April 26, 1923. The project was funded by an aggressive fundraising campaign in the early 1920s. When the stadium opened for the first home game in October 1923, it was only partly finished.

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Sports Infrastructure

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Country

United States of America (USA)

State

Nebraska

City

Lincoln

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KOLN | Nebraska Local News, Weather, Sports | Lincoln, NE

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Sector

Stadium, Education, Residential

Article published date

2026-04-29

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