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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM154E_brown-county-courthouse_Green-Bay-WI.html
The imposing Brown County Courthouse was where the first stockholders meeting of the newly formed non-profit Green Bay Football Corporation was held on Sept. 17, 1923. It was the first of many important Packer meetings held here over the next four…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM154D_hotel-northland_Green-Bay-WI.html
The Hotel Northland was the social hub of Green Bay and more specifically the city's nerve center during football weekends and other Packer events from shortly after it opened in 1924 through the 1960s.
Vince Lombardi's introductory press confe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM130K_zachary-taylor_Green-Bay-WI.html
Major Zachary Taylor served as commandant of Fort Howard for nearly three years, arriving in the spring of 1817 with 500 men of the fifth United States Infantry.
He would become the twelfth president of the United States on the fifth of March…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM127B_bellevue-park_Green-Bay-WI.html
Bellevue Park served as the Packers' home field from 1923 to 1924 and was the site of the first Packers-Bears game played in Green Bay.
Bellevue Park was built in less than three weeks in the spring of 1923 with wood salvaged from the stands at…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1279_packers-practice-fields_Green-Bay-WI.html
During the 32 seasons that the Packers played at City Stadium, they mostly practiced on nearby fields. As early as 1923, when East High was under construction, the Packers practiced in front of the school in Joannes Park.
In 1937, they created …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1276_riverside-ballroom_Green-Bay-WI.html
The Packers used the Riverside as indoor practice facility when there were no such luxuries. Before their final game in 1940, Coach Curly Lambeau held practice here over two days due to snow, ice and sub-freezing temperatures. The Packers worked o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM126U_hagemeister-park_Green-Bay-WI.html
Hagemeister Park was the home of the Packers from 1919, their inaugural season as a semipro team, through 1922, their second year in the NFL.
Before East High School and City Stadium were built, Hagemeister Park included the tract of land from …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM126O_city-stadium_Green-Bay-WI.html
City Stadium is one of the last remaining relics from the early days of the National Football League. Although its appearance has greatly changed from the time when the Packers played here, it stands as a monument to the team's humble, hardscrabbl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM126L_birthplace-of-the-packers_Green-Bay-WI.html
The Green Bay Packers were organized on Aug. 11, 1919, in the old Green Bay Press-Gazette building that stood here at 315 Cherry Street. The meeting took place in the editorial department on the second floor.
Two days later, the paper briefly m…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM126F_elks-club_Green-Bay-WI.html
The Elks Club was the site of an annual sports banquet that honored many of the biggest names in Packer history from the Curly Lambeau and Vince Lombardi eras.
The first was billed as the "Lombardi Testimonial Banquet" and was held in April 196…