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Gallery: Field House memories

Margaret Beach talks about her experiences when she and her husband Harold ran the Field House for 19 years.

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May 28, 2011 @ 10:00 PM

The Veterans Memorial Field House has hosted a wide range of concerts and events in its storied history.

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Margaret Beach talks about her experiences when she and her husband Harold ran the Field House for 19 years.

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Margaret Beach talks about her experiences when she and her husband Harold ran the Field House for 19 years.

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Margaret Beach has plenty of photos from the time when she and her husband Harold ran the Field House for 19 years.

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The Miss USA pageant was held at the Memorial Field House.

Mel Gillispie talks with former teen idol Troy Donahue.

Ed Lancaster had a big band in Huntington in the 1950s that played a lot at Dreamland. Here they are playing at the Memorial Field House.

Ronnie Milsap performs April 8, 1978, at the Veterans Memorial Field House in Huntington.

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Ronnie Milsap performs April 8, 1978, at the Veterans Memorial Field House in Huntington.

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Joan Hydloft performed at the Memorial Field House as part of a ice show.

Odey Crabtree is seen in this 1954 publicity photo.

Odey Crabtree and his sister Retha Crabtree Neal were invited to play on the national Horace Heidt show in 1952.

Odey Crabtree, a singer for WSAZ-TV married Helen Clark at the Memorial Field House on Sept. 2, 1955.

Odey Crabtree, a singer for WSAZ-TV married Helen Clark at the Memorial Field House on Sept. 2, 1955.

Odey Crabtree, a singer for WSAZ-TV married Helen Clark at the Memorial Field House on Sept. 2, 1955.

This photo shows the 1959 Huntington Golden Gloves Champions. Pictured are: Buck Gooderham, Joey Stevenson, Melvin Fulgham, Ottie Adkins, Don Young, Junior Taylor, Gene Young, and Herman Childers. Golden Gloves tournaments often were held at the Memorial Field House.

Ottie Adkins takes down an opponent during the 1958 Golden Gloves at the Memorial Field House.

Hank Williams Jr. performs July 24, 1982, at the Veterans Memorial Field House in Huntington.

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Hank Williams Jr. performs July 24, 1982, at the Veterans Memorial Field House in Huntington.

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Tammy Wynette performs June 5, 1982, at the Veterans Memorial Field House in Huntington.

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Tammy Wynette performs June 5, 1982, at the Veterans Memorial Field House in Huntington.

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George Jones performs Feb. 26, 1982, at the Veterans Memorial Field House in Huntington.

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George Jones performs Feb. 26, 1982, at the Veterans Memorial Field House in Huntington.

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Alabama performs Oct. 16, 1981, at the Veterans Memorial Field House in Huntington.

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Alabama performs Oct. 16, 1981, at the Veterans Memorial Field House in Huntington.

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The Oak Ridge Boys and Tanya Tucker perform March 14, 1980, at the Veterans Memorial Field House in Huntington.

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The Oak Ridge Boys and Tanya Tucker perform March 14, 1980, at the Veterans Memorial Field House in Huntington.

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Kenny Rogers performs March 16, 1979, at the Veterans Memorial Field House in Huntington.

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Kenny Rogers performs March 16, 1979, at the Veterans Memorial Field House in Huntington.

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Kenny Rogers performs March 16, 1979, at the Veterans Memorial Field House in Huntington.

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Kenny Rogers performs March 16, 1979, at the Veterans Memorial Field House in Huntington.

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Kenny Rogers performs March 16, 1979, at the Veterans Memorial Field House in Huntington.

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Ronnie McDowell and his backup singers prepare to sing at the Veterans Memorial Field House in Huntington on Aug. 16, 1978.

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Christian artist and Kenova native Michael W. Smith performs April 10, 1987, at the Veterans Memorial Field House in Huntington.

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Christian artist and Kenova native Michael W. Smith performs April 10, 1987, at the Veterans Memorial Field House in Huntington.

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Christian artist and Kenova native Michael W. Smith performs April 10, 1987, at the Veterans Memorial Field House in Huntington.

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Christian artist and Kenova native Michael W. Smith performs April 10, 1987, at the Veterans Memorial Field House in Huntington.

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Christian artist and Kenova native Michael W. Smith performs April 10, 1987, at the Veterans Memorial Field House in Huntington.

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Christian artist and Kenova native Michael W. Smith performs April 10, 1987, at the Veterans Memorial Field House in Huntington.

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Amy Grant performs Sept. 28, 1984, at the Veterans Memorial Field House in Huntington.

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Amy Grant performs Sept. 28, 1984, at the Veterans Memorial Field House in Huntington.

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Alabama performs Aug. 22, 1982, at the Veterans Memorial Field House in Huntington.

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Alabama performs Aug. 22, 1982, at the Veterans Memorial Field House in Huntington.

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George Jones performs Feb. 26, 1982, at the Veterans Memorial Field House in Huntington.

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George Jones performs Feb. 26, 1982, at the Veterans Memorial Field House in Huntington.

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Ellis Johnson

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The Miss USA pageant was held at the Memorial Field House.

Mel Gillispie talks with former teen idol Troy Donahue.

Ed Lancaster had a big band in Huntington in the 1950s that played a lot at Dreamland. Here they are playing at the Memorial Field House.

Meadowlark Lemon is shown with Abe Saperstein in this Harlem Globetrotters publicity shot.

E.A. Faulkner had this penny from the campaign to fund the levy for the Memorial Field House. This is the back side of the penny.

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E.A. Faulkner had this penny from the campaign to fund the levy for the Memorial Field House.

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The Veterans Memorial Field House is shown in its early days in this undated photo.

Grady Wilson preaches during the opening service of his crusade at the Veterans Memorial Field House on Sunday, Oct. 10, 1982.

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Evangelist Bob Harrington gives Wayne County native Blaze Starr one of his record albums at Memorial Field House on Tuesday night, Aug. 31, 1971.

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Liberace performed at the Memorial Field House in October 1954.

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A group of Barboursville High School students taking a break from ice skating. in the winter of 1951 to 1952. Those pictured are (from left): David Gerlach, Charles Hesson, Bob Loudermilk, Jack Steinbrecker and Gary Wolfe.

Comedian Bob Hope greets children from the Cammack Children's Center after arriving at Tri-State Airport aboard his Piedmont flight for a benefit at Memorial Field House on Thursday, May 6, 1965. "The plane had to fly upside down all the way here from Cincinnati," he told the kids, "because I forgot my suspenders."

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