It’s hard to imagine, but the Gainesville Red Elephants have been playing football at the same place for a century. It was a piece of land given to the city by the Banks family. A lot of memorable games have been played there over the years, including some with schools no longer in existence because of school and district consolidation.
Harris Blackwood: New book has century of Gainesville High stories
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