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The stadium opened in August 1971 as Schaefer Stadium, [2] primarily as the home venue for the renamed New England Patriots of the National Football League. [1] The team was known as the Boston Patriots for its first eleven seasons 1960–70, [5] and had played in various stadiums in the Boston area.
The Patriots Hall of Fame outside of Gillette Stadium, pictured in 2010. Opened in September 2008, the Patriots Hall of Fame presented by RTX [3] is a museum that includes the New England Patriots Hall of Fame and displays the history of the New England Patriots – including historical wins and losses, memorabilia, the game-worn uniforms and equipment of famous players such as Tom Brady, Rob ...
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Gillette Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium located in Foxborough, Massachusetts, United States. The stadium is 22 miles (35 km) [ 7 ] [ 8 ] southwest of downtown Boston, Massachusetts and 18 miles (29 km) northeast of Providence, Rhode Island .
Foxborough has a public school system. The Foxborough Public Schools (FPS) district currently has an enrollment of over 3,000 children in grades from preschool to grade 12. Foxborough public schools: Charles G. Taylor Elementary School (K–4) Vincent M. Igo Elementary School (Pre-K–4) Mabelle M. Burrell Elementary School (K–4)
Foxboro station is an MBTA Commuter Rail station in Foxborough, Massachusetts, located adjacent to Gillette Stadium and the Patriot Place shopping center. The station has a single side platform serving the main track of the Framingham Secondary .
Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium, is a 17,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Hadley, Massachusetts, on the campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst. It has been the Massachusetts Minutemen football team's home stadium since 1965, with the exception of 2012 and 2013, when the team played at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough .
Ultimately, Fenway replacement plans were cancelled, the New England Patriots constructed a replacement stadium right next to Foxboro Stadium, and the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center was built near the waterfront. Many theories abound as to why the plan failed, but many factors have been deemed as being responsible.