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The land for Mewata Park was a gift from the Government of Canada. The Mewata Stadium opened in 1906, and by 1919 (if not earlier) had bleachers with a seating capacity of 10,000.
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until the summer of 1940. The Highlanders used the stadium for training purposes.
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Far From Home: A Memoir of a Twentieth Century Soldier
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Calgary
Coordinates
51°02′46″N 114°05′30″W / 51.04611°N 114.09167°W / 51.04611; -114.09167
Capacity
Calgary Bronks
WWII
Calgary Stampeders
Calgary Mustangs
Calgary Kickers
/mjuˈɑːtə/
multi-purpose stadium
Calgary
Calgary Stampeders
Canadian Football League
McMahon Stadium
Shaw Millennium Park
greenspace
skateboard park
soccer
Calgary Mustangs
Canadian Professional Soccer League
Calgary Kickers
Canadian Soccer League
World War II
The Calgary Highlanders
Mewata Armouries


City of Calgary year book

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