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The first installation of synthetic grass was in 1964. It was installed at a school in Rhode Island. The first stadium installation was in 1966 at the Houston Astrodome. It was patented as AstroTurf in 1967.

Synthetic grass was invented in 1964. The first synthetic grass was installed at Moses Brown School in Rhode Island in 1964. In 1966, Astro-turf was installed at the Houston Astrodome

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