Shotwell Stadium, Abilene

Name: Shotwell Stadium
Address: 1525 E. S. 11th St, Abilene, 79602, United States

#20 among attractions in Abilene

Football, Sport venue, Sport

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Shotwell Stadium is a stadium in Abilene, Texas. It was built in 1959, using Rice Stadium as a model. It was initially named the Public Schools Stadium. The first game played in the Stadium was in the fall of 1959. Shortly after the first season, the stadium was renamed Shotwell Stadium, after the late P.E. “Pete” Shotwell, a longtime football coach at Abilene High School. ()

Opened: 1959 (65 years ago)Capacity: 15.1 thous.Coordinates: 32°26'2"N, 99°41'54"W

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1525 E. S. 11th StLytle AreaAbilene 79602 United States

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Nearby attractions include: The Grace Museum, Mall of Abilene, Frontier Texas!, Paramount Theatre.

2.4 miNW
Museum, History museum, Art museum
The Grace Museum, Abilene
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Shopping, Shopping centre
Mall of Abilene, Abilene
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2.1 miNW
32°26'57"N • 99°43'43"W
Frontier Texas!, Abilene
53 min walk • Museum, History museum, Specialty museum
2.5 miNW
Historical place, Concerts and shows, Theater
Paramount Theatre, Abilene
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0.4 miNE
Zoo
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2.5 miNW
Museum, Specialty museum, Art museum
National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature, Abilene
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3 miW
Universities and schools
McMurry University, Abilene
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2.6 miN
Universities and schools
Abilene Christian University, Abilene
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3.7 miNW
Universities and schools
Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene
95 min walk • Hardin–Simmons University is a private Baptist university in Abilene, Texas.
2.2 miW
Modernist architecture
Enterprise Tower, Abilene
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2.7 miNW
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
First Presbyterian Church, Abilene
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