Pierce Memorial Field, Providence/East Providence

#2 among attractions in Providence/East Providence

Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums

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Pierce Memorial Field is an 8,000-capacity stadium located in East Providence, Rhode Island. From 2003–2008, the stadium was home to the Rhode Island Stingrays soccer team. The venue also hosts most of the high school athletics events in East Providence. It was the site of the Harold Gomes-Paul Jorgensen World Super Featherweight Championship held on July 20, 1959. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 41°48'38"N, 71°23'1"W

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201 Mercer StWatchemocketProvidence/East Providence United States

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Pierce Memorial Field – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wickenden Street, Metacomet Country Club, Iway, Rhode Island Historical Society.

0.9 miNW
Shopping, Shopping district
Wickenden Street, Providence
24 min walk • Wickenden Street in Fox Point, Providence, Rhode Island is a popular destination for students of the area's colleges and schools.
~1810 ftSE
Golf
Metacomet Country Club, Providence/East Providence
9 min walk • Metacomet Country Club was a private golf club in East Providence, Rhode Island in the United States. It was incorporated in 1901 by five Rhode Island businessmen. The playing grounds were, at that time, in the Rumford section of East Providence.
1 miW
Bridge
Iway, Providence
25 min walk • Interstate 195 is an Interstate Highway running a combined 44.23 miles in the US states of Rhode Island and Massachusetts. It travels from a junction with I-95 in Providence, Rhode Island, east to a junction with I-495 and Route 25 in Wareham, Massachusetts.
1.1 miNW
Museum, Library
Rhode Island Historical Society, Providence
30 min walk • The Rhode Island Historical Society is a privately endowed membership organization, founded in 1822, dedicated to collecting, preserving, and sharing the history of Rhode Island. Its offices are located in Providence, Rhode Island.
1.7 miNW
Museum, Art gallery, Education
RISD Museum, Providence
43 min walk • The Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design is an art museum integrated with the Rhode Island School of Design, in Providence, Rhode Island, US. The museum was co-founded with the school in 1877, and still shares multiple buildings and facilities.
0.6 miNW
Park
Bold Point Park, Providence/East Providence
15 min walk • Bold Point is an area of East Providence, Rhode Island protruding into the Providence River. It was home to Providence Dry Dock and Marine Railway Co. around the turn of the 20th century, and today is home to Bold Point Park.
0.8 miNW
Park
India Point Park, Providence
20 min walk • India Point Park is a park in the Fox Point neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island at the confluence of the Seekonk River and Providence River. The park takes its name from the maritime activity connecting Providence with the East and West Indies.
1.5 miNW
Theater
Rites and Reason Theatre, Providence
39 min walk • Rites and Reason Theatre is a theater within the Africana Studies department of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. It was founded in 1970 by Professor George Houston Bass, and is one of the longest-running continuously producing black theaters in the United States.
0.6 miN
Bridge
Washington Bridge, Providence/East Providence
16 min walk • The Washington Bridge is a series of three bridges carrying Interstate 195, US Route 6, US Route 44, and U.S. Route 1A over the Seekonk River connecting India Point in Providence to Watchemoket Square in East Providence, Rhode Island.
1.2 miNW
Bridge
Point Street Bridge, Providence
30 min walk • The Point Street Bridge is a movable bridge that crosses the Providence River in Providence, Rhode Island, carrying Point Street from the Jewelry District to Wickenden Street at the base of College Hill.
1.2 miNW
Museum, History museum
Nelson W. Aldrich House, Providence
31 min walk • The Nelson W. Aldrich House, also known as the Dr. S. B. Tobey House, is a Federal-style house at 110 Benevolent Street in the College Hill neighborhood of Providence, Rhode Island. The house was the home of Nelson W. Aldrich, a U.S. Senator from 1881 to 1911.

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Which popular attractions are close to Pierce Memorial Field?

Nearby attractions include St. Mary's Episcopal Church, Providence/East Providence (12 min walk), Bold Point Park, Providence/East Providence (15 min walk), Washington Bridge, Providence/East Providence (16 min walk), Green Jacket Shoal, Providence (17 min walk).