Pierce Memorial Field is an 8,000-capacity

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located in East Providence,

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. From 2003–2008, the stadium was home to the

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team. The venue also hosts most of the

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athletics events in East Providence. It was the site of the Harold Gomes-Paul Jorgensen World Super Featherweight Championship held on July 20, 1959. Opened in 1938, it was a

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project built on an abandoned gravel pit belonging to the McCormick Construction Company. It is named for W. P. Pierce, who had left a trust fund for recreational purposes in the town.

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