Aerial view of Spartan-Municipal Stadium in Portsmouth, Ohio

ID: 886 ~ Source: Scioto Historical Collection, Center for Public History, Shawnee State University ~ Creator: Vaughn Wascovich ~ Date: 2022
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Aerial view of Spartan-Municipal Stadium in Portsmouth, Ohio
This file appears in: Spartan-Municipal Stadium

By Andrew Feight, Ph.D.
Today's Spartan-Municipal Stadium began its life as Universal Stadium in the summer of 1930, when Harry Snyder, the largest share owner of the Portsmouth Spartans, began its construction as part of the deal that brought an NFL franchise to the…