A bit of history about Q.A.A. and Memorial Stadium:

Quakertown and baseball go back a long way. Records show the baseball club of Quakertown formed on September 12, 1866 with an initiation fee of 50 cents and semi-monthly dues. It wasn't until 1935 that the sport really gained attention as the Q.A.A. was organized. Dr. Calvin Moyer was elected President and the following spring Quakertown joined the East Penn League.

The Q.A.A. played its 42 game weekend schedule at LuLu Park. Because of street expansion, the LuLu Park grandstand and baseball field were demolished. The Q.A.A., with limited working capital, purchased eight acres of land from St. Isodore's Church at 4th and Mill Streets with plans to build a new park. The Quaker Construction Company was awarded the contract for the overall $10,000 job. The price seems low by today's standards but the premium wage in the 1930's was 40 cents!

The new layout included a grandstand with seating for 700 people and uncovered bleachers with room for 300 more. There was a refreshment stand directly behind home plate as well. They planned for parking for 400 cars, a seven foot high fence was erected and it was painted with advertisements. This cost $5,000 or half the total of the project. A 50 foot high flag pole, surrounded by shrubbery, was located in centerfield, 430 feet from home plate. The field foul lines each measured 340 feet.

The Q.A.A. did not open their 1939 season in the new park because of usual construction delays and limitless problems with the project. The home games were played at the high school's alumni field until the dedication on Sunday, June 11, 1939.

On January 10, 1945, the Q.A.A. turned the park and the land over to the Quakertown Borough for $1.00. That was the beginning of Memorial Park. This is now a recreational facility that covers more than 100 acres, which is dedicated to the men and women who served in the Armed Forces during World War II.