Carl Smith Stadium
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Beaty–Richmond Field at Carl Smith Stadium is a 3,086-capacity stadium
in Wise, Virginia
used mostly by the UVa. Wise Highland Cavaliers
football
team.
The stadium is named for Carl Smith, a Wise native who donated large sums of money to the University system, and the field is named for Lelia Maude Beaty Richmond, another Wise native who was a supporter of the school.
36.9748983°N 82.5643694°W
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
in Wise, Virginia
Wise, Virginia
Wise is a town in Wise County, Virginia, United States. The population was 3,286 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Wise County. It was originally incorporated as the town of Gladeville in 1874. The town's name was changed to Wise in 1924. Wise is named after Virginia governor Henry A...
used mostly by the UVa. Wise Highland Cavaliers
University of Virginia's College at Wise
The University of Virginia's College at Wise is the liberal arts college of the University of Virginia, and a member of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges, located in Wise, Virginia...
football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
team.
The stadium is named for Carl Smith, a Wise native who donated large sums of money to the University system, and the field is named for Lelia Maude Beaty Richmond, another Wise native who was a supporter of the school.
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36.9748983°N 82.5643694°W