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UK's Stoll Field Gets Historic Marker

By Alan Lytle

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Lexington, KY – An historical marker commemorating Stoll Field, where the first football game in the Southern United States was played nearly 130 years ago, was dedicated Thursday morning. The field later played host to UK Wildcats football until the completion of Commonwealth Stadium in the 1970s.