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Owen G. Metzger, donated land to Coudersport for sports, on which the school and practice field sit, FB20160622 by Larry Herbstr

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Larry Herbstritt
June 22 2016 at 8:55pm
The land on which the Coudersport Area Junior/Senior High School sits was donated to Coudersport by this man. Guess his name...
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Dale Ulkins
Dale Ulkins Steve School?
Like · Reply · 2 · June 22 at 8:56pm
Holly Heymann Seltz
Holly Heymann Seltz Steve High?
Like · Reply · 1 · June 22 at 9:40pm

Ed Darrin
Ed Darrin ....Metzger...
Like · Reply · June 22 at 8:58pm
Melissa Borgoyn
Melissa Borgoyn Owen Metzger
Like · Reply · 1 · June 22 at 9:00pm
Larry Herbstritt
Larry Herbstritt close :)
Like · Reply · June 22 at 9:19pm

Marge Shaffer
Marge Shaffer Metzger field....
Like · Reply · June 22 at 9:05pm
Devin Staiger
Devin Staiger Metzger
Like · Reply · June 22 at 9:24pm
Paul Lynn Gardner
Paul Lynn Gardner You already told me.....I don't want to give it away.
Like · Reply · June 22 at 9:32pm
Paul W. Heimel
Paul W. Heimel Despite the fact that the media and the school district no longer use the moniker, I believe it is still officially Metzger Field. My guess is the current folks at the school and in the media don't know that.
Like · Reply · 5 · June 22 at 9:45pm
Melissa Borgoyn
Melissa Borgoyn Maybe it needs a plaque or bench of some sort.
Like · Reply · 4 · June 22 at 9:49pm

Paul Lynn Gardner
Paul Lynn Gardner Before the current School was built the field was used for community events such as circuses, etc, the community often referred to it as Metzger Field.
Like · Reply · 2 · June 22 at 9:56pm
Larry Herbstritt
Larry Herbstritt Melissa was closest, she just left out his middle initial :)
Like · Reply · June 22 at 9:59pm
Melissa Borgoyn
Melissa Borgoyn Owen G. Metzger
Like · Reply · June 22 at 10:00pm
Larry Herbstritt
Larry Herbstritt His is Owen G. Metzger (I think the "G" stood for George) b. 23 February 1853 d. 30 July 1938
Like · Reply · June 22 at 10:01pm
Paul Lynn Gardner
Paul Lynn Gardner Marty's brother was named for his middle name.
Like · Reply · 1 · June 22 at 10:01pm
Melissa Borgoyn
Melissa Borgoyn Owen G. and his son was George Stanley.... George Stanley had Edwin who named his son George. Right Marty?
Like · Reply · 3 · June 22 at 10:04pm
Marty Maiuro
Marty Maiuro Correct!
Like · Reply · June 22 at 10:28pm
Jane Heimel Metzger
Jane Heimel Metzger And Edwin was known by everyone as Stub!
Like · Reply · June 23 at 6:52pm

Larry Herbstritt
Larry Herbstritt It is a shame that Owen G's donation to Coudersport is uncredited. The property was donated with the stipulation that it be used exclusively for various sports. Somehow the town skirted that stipulation and built the school on much of the land, leaving only the current practice field, that was ONCE called Metzger Field.
Like · Reply · June 22 at 10:05pm · Edited
Mary LaRosa Riggle
Mary LaRosa Riggle I remember when it was built.
Like · Reply · June 22 at 10:17pm
Dale Ulkins
Dale Ulkins I wish to change my answer.
Like · Reply · 4 · June 22 at 10:25pm
Thomas T Shirey
Thomas T Shirey Lewis Schaub told us in 7th grade history class the entire story of how this land was donated to the community by Mr. Metzger....how the borough sold the land to the school to the district for $1.00 ....yes one dollar, with the stipulation that the school district would replace all the facilities "in a timely fashion". Lighted tennis courts...lighted baseball and softball fields.....'the works"! Many years later and long after my class was gone, new fields were built at the CARP site. In my opinion.....it was a bad deal.....sour grapes for me!
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Jane Heimel Metzger
Jane Heimel Metzger I remember this, Tommy! And I also remember listening to WFRM when Ed Easton would talk about Metzger Field. So how many years went by before we actually won a football game on that field? When my kids went to Coudersport School, they learned about local history from Mr. Lane.
Like · Reply · 4 · June 23 at 6:54pm · Edited
Jo Weegar
Jo Weegar Well when I lived on Dwight St and walked to school on Main St, it our football field. Know as Metzger field. We did win games
Like · Reply · 2 · June 23 at 10:39pm

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