| British Columbia (Capital Regional District), Victoria — Miss Marilyn Bell |
| | This cairn commemorates the feat of Miss Marilyn Bell who landed in this bay 23rd August 1956 to become the first woman and first Canadian to swim Juan de Fuca Strait from Port Angeles, U.S.A. to Victoria, Canada — Map (db m49247) HM |
| British Columbia (Greater Vancouver Regional District), Vancouver — Vancouver Rowing Club — City of Vancouver Heritage Building — Architect: J.W. Keagey |
| | The Vancouver Rowing Club was established in 1899 when the Burrard Inlet Rowing Club joined the Vancouver Boating Club. Throughout it's history the Vancouver Rowing Club has played an important part in the athletic and social life of Vancouver. This building, designed in the Tudor Revival style, was officially opened on September 9, 1911 replacing an earlier clubhouse located at the foot of Burrard Street. Renovations to the clubhouse were completed by Watson-Donald Architects in 1988. His . . . — Map (db m31941) HM |
| New Brunswick (Charlotte County), Campobello — Summer Activities |
| | The Campobello hotels welcomed socializing between their guests and the summer cottage owners. Summer colonists and hotel guests exchanged visits and participated in hotel activities such as excursions aboard the company's small steamboats, field days, dances, and the use of tennis and croquet courts, billiards tables and bowling alleys. During 1881 and 1882, the Campobello Company built a hotel pier, roads to Glensevern Lake and Raccoon Beach, a bridge across Glensevern and another at Eastern . . . — Map (db m25462) HM |
| Ontario, Toronto — Toronto's first professional stadium: Sunlight Park 1886 - 1896 |
| | "Sunlight Park" was constructed in 1886 as the Toronto Baseball Grounds. The smell of baked potatoes and cigars greeted fans filing in to the park through an avenue of workers' cottages called "Baseball Place". The stands, four storeys high and surrounded by a 4 m wooden fence, sat 2,250 paying customers. Admission was 25 cents. The grounds became known as Sunlight Park after William Hesketh Lever opened Sunlight Soap Works south of the park in 1893.
Toronto won its first professional . . . — Map (db m64502) HM |
| Ontario (Hastings), Shannonville — Nelson International Raceway |
| | This was the original name of SMP when the track was first built in 1975.
After coming to Canada from Ireland in 1954, John Nelson followed his passion for motorcycles and racing. He owned several bike shops in Toronto and became quite an accomplished rider in his own right. In October 1976 the first motorcycle race was held here on a chilly Thanksgiving weekend.
Known for his burly laugh, racing stories and legendary repair jobs, John was admired and well liked by everyone in the racing . . . — Map (db m45848) HM |
| Ontario (Toronto), Toronto — The Royal Canadian Yacht Club |
| | The province's first sailing association, the Toronto Boat Club, was formed in 1852 and two years later became the Royal Canadian Yacht Club. Dedicated to the promotion of yachting and naval interests, it initiated competitions which stimulated widespread interest in sailing and yacht design, and in 1860 instituted the Prince of Wales Cup, freshwater racing's oldest trophy. The Club was housed on Toronto's waterfront until 1881 when it moved to Toronto Island. This moved facilitated the club's . . . — Map (db m37067) HM |
| Ireland, Leinster (County Fingal), Howth — The Lord Killanin |
| |
Sixth President of the
International Olympic Committee
1972 - 1980
President of the
Olympic Council of Ireland
1950 - 1973
This commemorative bronze bust was unveiled by
Dr. Jacques Rogge
Eight[h] President of the
International Olympic Committee
May 20th 2009
Sculptor - Paul Ferriter 2009 — Map (db m27050) HM |
| Ireland, Leinster (County Meath), Fordstown — Girley / Fordstown — Meath Villages |
| | An introduction to Fordstown
Fordstown is named after the Norman-Irish Ford family, who lived in the area. One part of the townland is sometimes referred to as Ballaghboy. Today, Fordstown is a growing, vibrant community. ‘Fordstown Street Fair’ is an old world fair, hosted by Fordstown in October each year since 2004. Fordrew Rovers
Fordrew Rovers Football Club was formed in 1997 and play in Drewstown. They progressed from Division 4A to Division 1 in four years. They won . . . — Map (db m27318) HM |
| Alabama (Clarke County), Thomasville — Choctaw Corner |
| | Established by Choctaw and Creek Indians about 1808 as the northern limit of boundary line between their lands. This line begins at the cut-off in South Clark County, follows the watershed between Alabama and Tombigbee Rivers without crossing water.
The disputed territory boundary was settled by two ball games, one between the warriors and one between the squaws of each tribe. The Choctaws won both games clearing forever their title to the lands.
Actual site of corner is 1.7 miles North, N.E.. — Map (db m38586) HM |
| Alabama (Houston County), Dothan — Johnny Mack Brown |
| | Side A Johnny Mack Brown, an outstanding athlete and western movie star, was born in Dothan on September 1, 1904. Johnny Mack was one of nine children born to John Henry and Hattie McGillivray Brown. The Brown family home was located on South Saint Andrews Street, just a few blocks south of this marker. He excelled as an athlete at Dothan High School and was an All-American halfback at the University of Alabama. It was his performance during Alabama’s 1926 Rose Bowl victory over the . . . — Map (db m41142) HM |
| Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — Lane Park |
| | In 1822 William Pullen, Revolutionary War veteran, acquired this land from the Federal Government for farming. In 1889 his heirs sold the land to the City of Birmingham for use as the New Southside Cemetery which operated from 1889 to 1909 with 4,767 burials. The name changed to Red Mountain Cemetery, then to Red Mountain Park and finally to Lane Park in honor of Birmingham Mayor A.O. Lane. The land was also used for the Allen Gray Fish Hatchery ( fed by Pullen Springs), a stone quarry , a . . . — Map (db m27096) HM |
| Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — Rickwood Field |
| | Built by local industrialist A. H. "Rick" Woodward, this park opened on August 18, 1910. It is the oldest surviving baseball park in America. Rickwood served as the home park for both the Birmingham Barons (until 1987) and the Birmingham Black Barons (until 1963). It was also a favorite site for barnstorming Major League teams. Many greats of the game thrilled crowds here, including Babe Ruth, Jackie Robinson, Ty Cobb, Burleigh Grimes, Ted Williams, Stan Musial, Walt Dropo,and Reggie Jackson. . . . — Map (db m22526) HM |
| Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — Rickwood Field — Opening Day: August 18, 1910 |
| | Built by Birmingham industrialist A. H. “Rick” Woodward, Rickwood Field served as home to the Birmingham Barons and Birmingham Black Barons for most of the 20th century. Recognized as “America’s Oldest Baseball Park,” Rickwood Field is now home to Birmingham’s high school teams as well as men’s amateur teams and numerous tournaments. Springtime in Birmingham features the Birmingham Barons’ vintage “Rickwood Classic” game each year between the Barons and a . . . — Map (db m37710) HM |
| Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — Roebuck Spring |
| | In 1850 George James Roebuck and his wife Ann Hawkins Roebuck built a log cabin at the mouth of Roebuck Spring. His Influence and leadership led to the area around it to be known as Roebuck. In 1900 Alabama Boys Industrial School was located adjacent to the spring, and the spring water was used for the school until city water became available. In 1910 George Miller, a leading landscape architect and industrial town planner, developed the first planned golf course and club house close to the . . . — Map (db m26688) HM |
| Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — Roebuck Springs Historic District |
| | Roebuck Springs was the first large residential suburb in Birmingham where planning and development were tied to the automobile, and the first community in the city associated with a golf course development. The 1910 land plan was designed to complement the steep, rolling topography, reminiscent of narrow country lanes in rural England. The use of local native stones unified the diverse architectural styles - Craftsman, Tudor Revival, and Colonial Revival - and contributed to the natural, . . . — Map (db m26684) HM |
| Alabama (Jefferson County), Birmingham — Site of the First Alabama - Auburn Football Game |
| | The first Alabama - Auburn football game was played on this site, formerly known as the Base Ball Park, on February 22, 1893. The Agricultural and Mechanical College's "Orange and Blue" met the University of Alabama's "Tuskaloosa" squad before a crowd of 5,000 cheering fans. A&M College, now Auburn University, triumphed by a score of 32-22, and still proudly displays the victory cup presented that day by a Birmingham belle.
That contest, reported as "the greatest football game ever played . . . — Map (db m23500) HM |
| Alabama (Jefferson County), Homewood — Edgewood Lake (Drained 1940's) Birmingham Motor & Country Club / Edgewood Country Club — (Demolished 1930's) |
| | The developers of the Town of Edgewood, Stephen Smith and Troupe Brazelton, built the beautiful 117.4 acre lake and clubhouse in 1913-15. Amenities included a swimming pool, dance pavilion, fishing, boating and parking for hundreds of automobiles.
Similar to golf or tennis clubs, this was instead a driving club since the ownership of an automobile was the latest rage. A great race track, designed after the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, was begun and graded but never completed. It's north and . . . — Map (db m26963) HM |
| Alabama (Lauderdale County), Florence — Florence Little League Baseball (1951) — Coach Presley Robbins Field (1972) |
| | Plans for the Florence Little League Baseball program for youth in ages ranging from eight to twelve years were completed in April 1951. These plans and the layout of this playing field were in accord with those developed by American's first Little League Program of 1939 in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. The four local teams to participate in the Florence 1952 opening season were Indian, Red Socks, Tigers and Yankees. In 1973 this field was re~named Coach Presley Robbins Field in appreciation of . . . — Map (db m28456) HM |
| Alabama (Lauderdale County), Florence — Harlon Hill |
| | The NFL Rookie of the Year (1954) and MVP (1955), Harlon Hill starred with the Chicago Bears. The Harlon Hill Trophy is presented annually to the NCAA Division II Football Player of the Year.
Inducted 2007
City of Florence Walk of Honor — Map (db m29268) HM |
| Alabama (Lauderdale County), Florence — James Jackson |
| | Often referred to as the most successful breeder of thoroughbred horses in America, James Jackson imported Glencoe and Leviathan to the U.S. in the early 1800's, leaving a permanent imprint on both the breed and American racing history.
Inducted 2009
City of Florence
Walk of Honor — Map (db m38649) HM |
| Alabama (Lauderdale County), Florence — The University of North Alabama — Football Program National NCAA Division II — Championship Titles (1993~1994~1995) |
| | The University of North Alabama became the first school in the history of NCAA scholarship football to win three consecutive national championships (1993,1994,1995). Under Coach Bobby Wallace, UNA posted a 41~1 record over the same three ~ year period to become the first collegiate football team at any level to win as many as 40 games over a three ~ year period. UNA also became the first Division II school to win a football national championship on its home field in three consecutive games at Florence's Braly Municipal Stadium. — Map (db m32765) HM |
| Alabama (Lawrence County), Courtland — American Legion - Post 58 |
| | Side A
On April 20, 1934, a temporary charter was issued for Gen. Joe Wheeler Post 58, Courtland, Alabama.
On November 12, 1946, a permanent charter was granted and the name changed to Wiley Horton Post 58 in honor of the deceased son of State Department Commander C.C. Horton.
(Continued on other side)
Side B
(Continued from the side)
The American Legion is the largest veterans' organization in the United States. It seeks to advance the aims and interest of all . . . — Map (db m29055) HM |
| Alabama (Lawrence County), Danville — James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens |
| | Born near this site 12 September 1913 to Henry Cleveland and Emma (Fitzgerald)Owens, who were sharecroppers and the offspring of freed slaves, Jesse was destined to attain immorality in the 1936 Olympic Games at Berlin, Germany. Although he moved to Cleveland, Ohio, at age 9, his early years here in Lawrence County, Alabama, helped mold his noble character. After high school, he enrolled at Ohio State where on 25 May 1935 at a Big Ten Conference meet, he broke and tied various world track and . . . — Map (db m37465) HM |
| Alabama (Morgan County), Decatur — Site of Benson Field — Decatur’s Football Stadium 1931 - 47 |
| | Named in honor of
W. W. “Barney” Benson, Supt. Ed. 1927 - 38
H. L. “Shorty” Ogle, Coach 1934 - 64
Aubrey Fuller, Asst. Coach 1929 - 58
The “T” formation was introduced to Alabama here in 1941
On this field a generation of Decatur’s youth became men. — Map (db m28268) HM |
| Alabama (Pike County), Troy — Green Davis Tailgate Terrace |
| | “Tailgating" on the Troy campus was initiated during the 1990’s through the example and leadership of Green Davis. In 1993 the area outside of Memorial Stadium was named in honor of Green Davis for his enduring efforts to boost Trojan spirit and promote enthusiastic pre-game activities and camaraderie. Green Davis was a Troy University alumnus and career officer in the U.S. Marine Corps. — Map (db m38929) HM |
| Alabama (Pike County), Troy — Riddle-Pace Field |
| | Originally constructed as the home field for the university’s football and baseball teams. Pace field, home of the Troy Trojans and the Troy baseball team in the late 1930s and 1940s, stood at the location of the current Riddle - Pace Field. It is one of the original locations were the Alabama-Florida Class D Deep South Baseball League teams played. They provided players to the Cleveland Indians (1939), the Cincinnati Reds (1940) and the Detroit Tigers (1947-49). — Map (db m38935) HM |
| Alabama (Russell County), Fort Mitchell — Indian Ball Ground |
| | The most popular game among the Indians of this region was "stick ball." This field has been constructed so that the game may be enjoyed again in the Chattahoochee Valley where it was played for hundreds of years. Sometimes known as "little brother to war," the game was played with an intensity second only to war. Hand crafted sticks with small loops on the end were used to catch and throw a small deer skin ball often filled with squirrel fur to make it "lively." One of the last games played . . . — Map (db m26020) HM |
| Alabama (Russell County), Fort Mitchell — John Crowell |
| | Marker Front:
Near here is the site where John Crowell lived, died, and is interred. Colonel Crowell was born in Halifax County, North Carolina, on September 18, 1780; moved to Alabama in 1815, having been appointed as Agent of the United States to the Muscogee Indians. In 1817, he was elected as Alabama's first and only Territorial Delegate to the 15th Congress, where he served from January 29, 1818, until March 3, 1819. Upon Alabama's admission as a State, he was elected its first . . . — Map (db m26116) HM |
| Alabama (Talladega County), Lincoln — Lincoln, Alabama |
| | (Side A) Historical records indicate that DeSoto and his men, as they traveled the South in search of gold, were the first white men to see the Lincoln area. With the ceding of the Creek Indian Territory in 1837, the population of the area increased. The community was known as Kingsville until 1856 when the name was changed to Lincoln. the name Lincoln came from Revolutionary War General Benjamin Lincoln who accepted the sword of surrender from the British at Yorktown, Virginia in . . . — Map (db m33282) HM |
| Alabama (Tuscaloosa County), Tuscaloosa — Site of Queen City Park Softball Field — 1936-1967 |
| | Built on this site in 1936, Queen City Park Softball Field served as the cornerstone for the first successful community effort to promote the organized play of amateur softball in Tuscaloosa County. Its construction followed nationwide efforts to organize softball in 1933. Soon thereafter, Tuscaloosa men's and women's softball teams emerged as state and national powers, and the sport itself gained recognition as true wholesome family recreation. — Map (db m28788) HM |
| Alabama (Tuscaloosa County), Tuscaloosa — The Jemison Home |
| | Built by Robert Jemison Jr. Completed 1862, the 26 room Italian Villa style mansion is distinguished by its octagonal cupola and delicate carved fretwork. Jemison, a member of Alabama Legislature for 20 years (1840-63), 1861 Secession Convention (he voted against secession), Confederate States Senate 1863-65, helped establish Alabama Insane Hospital. Boyhood home Robert Jemison Van de Graaff, inventor of generator used in splitting the atom and of William “Bully Van de Graaff, first All . . . — Map (db m35321) HM |
| Arizona (Cochise County), Bisbee — The Warren Ball Park |
| | Originally constructed of wood in 1908, the Warren Ball Park is the oldest in the state of Arizona and stands as testimony to Bisbee's rich heritage. The Warren Company, a subsidiary of the Calumet & Arizona and Pittsburgh & Superior Mining Companies, built the park at a cost of $5,000.00. The first backfield wall was inside the bleachers and stood at 380 feet. In 1930, the WPA re-built the park comprised of a cast-in-place concrete grandstand and wooden fence surrounding the outfield. The . . . — Map (db m48573) HM |
| Arizona (Coconino County), Wupatki National Monument — The Ballcourt — A Mexican Idea at Wupatki |
| | Ballcourts were common in southern Arizona from A.D. 750 to 1200, but relatively rare here in the northern part of the state. This suggests that the people of Wupatki intermingled with their southern Arizona neighbors - the Hohokam - who may have borrowed and modified the ballcourt idea from earlier contact with the Indian cultures of Mexico.
There is continued speculation about the uses of the ballcourts. Because of the work involved in building a ballcourt and the numbers that have been . . . — Map (db m41696) HM |
| Arizona (Pima County), Tucson — AQHHMP #2 — Hacienda Moltacqua — American Quarter Horse Historical Marker |
| | The first World's Championship Quarter Horse Speed Trials were held just north of this site in 1941 at the newly-constructed Hacienda Moltacqua Racetrack. Bob Locke, owner of the track, was a member of the Southern Arizona Horse Breeders Association. He, along with other SAHBA members J. Rukin Jelks, Jake Meyer, Clancy Wollard and Joe Flieger, hosted the trials in conjunction with the Tucson Horse Show. As a five-year-old, Clabber, owned by A.A. (Ab) Nichols of Gilbert, Arizona, defeated . . . — Map (db m40473) HM |
| Arizona (Pinal County), Florence — Bear Down |
| | Near this site on the evening of October 3, 1926, John "Button" Salmon, student body president and quarterback of the University of Arizona football team, was critically injured in a car accident while returning from a weekend in Phoenix with two classmates.
The day before his death on October 18, he was visited in the hospital in Tucson by head coach J.F. "Pop" McKale, who asked him if he had a message for the team, Salmon told McKale: "Tell them…tell the team to bear down." . . . — Map (db m26664) HM |
| Arizona (Santa Cruz County), Sonoita — AQHHMP #27 — Sonoita Quarter Horse Show and Races — American Quarter Horse Historical Marker |
| | Seeing whose horse was fastest or who had the best working ranch horse was a natural form of competition for early settlers in Arizona cattle country. So began the race and show tradition at Sonoita. The Sonoita Quarter Horse Show began at the Santa Cruz County Fair and Rodeo Association fairgrounds in 1939. Many exhibitors isolated by distance viewed it as a good place to compete with horses from the region such as the versatile Lightning Bar, sire of Doc Bar, one of the most influential . . . — Map (db m46881) HM |
| Arizona (Yavapai County), Prescott — City Park and Ballfield |
| | Since 1908, the area of Prescott now known as Ken Lindley Field has been used as a public park and ballfield. The land was deeded to the City of Prescott by Charles T. and Ada M. Joslin in 1922. As Mrs. Joslin requested, the City later donated part of the land to the Smoki People for their museum and pueblo and to the Arizona National Guard for the Armory, now the Prescott Activity Center.
In 1931, during the Great Depression, the grandstand was constructed as a City public works project . . . — Map (db m21161) HM |
| Arkansas (Washington County), Fayetteville — The Razorbacks |
| | Following a 16-0 victory over LSU in Memphis on Nov. 13, 1909, the University of Arkansas football team was greeted at the Fayetteville train station across the street by a crowd of fans and students. Arkansas was 5-0 after the win and would finish 7-0. Head coach Hugo Bezdek delivered a speech to the crowd, saying the team played “like a wild band of razorback hogs.” The name was a hit with the student body, which voted in 1910 to change the official mascot from Cardinals to . . . — Map (db m59912) HM |
| California (Alameda County), Berkeley — Indian Rock — Berkeley History |
| | Outcroppings of weathered rock are a prominent feature of the Berkeley Hills, providing evidence of this area’s complex geological past. Composed of Northbrae rhyolite, Indian Rock is an ancient volcanic remnant. Native Ohlone communities gathered at these outcroppings. Here they ground acorns into meal with stone pestles, eventually wearing bowl-like depressions in the rock.
In the early 20th century the Mason-McDuffie Real Estate Company developed the surrounding Northbrae subdivision. . . . — Map (db m53852) HM |
| California (Alameda County), Pleasanton — Rancho El Valle de San Jose |
| | This grandstand is located on a portion of the historic Rancho El Valle de San Jose, granted to Pico, Sunol and Bernal by Mexico in 1839 forming part of Mission San Jose lands. Early settlers trained and raced horses here over 100 years ago. — Map (db m65971) HM |
| California (Amador County), Plymouth — Benny Brown Arena |
| | A lifelong fourth generation rancher from Ione with summer ranges in the mountains near Kirkwood, Benny Brown made his first appearance in this arena in 1951 at the age of 13. The event was cattle penning. His mother was his partner, and he won it.
For nearly fifty years thereafter, as Amador County’s hometown rodeo cowboy, Benny made numerous winning appearances all across the west in professional rodeo cowboy events and later as a distinguished competitor on the senior pro rodeo circuit . . . — Map (db m42453) HM |
| California (Contra Costa County), Martinez — Joe DiMaggio's Birthsite — Old Town Martinez - Site of Historic Interest — Right Next Door —» |
| | Joe DiMaggio was born here 11/25/1914. The 8th of 9 children to parents Giuseppe and Rosalia. Later moved to San Francisco, but returned often to this neighborhood to visit family. The home burned down in 1948. — Map (db m53000) HM |
| California (Contra Costa County), Rodeo — Lefty Gomez Field |
| | In Memory of Vernon Lefty Gomez, born Nov. 26, 1908, in Rodeo. New York Yankees pitching great from 1930-1942. Set World Series record with 6 victories and no defeats leading team to 7 pennants and 6 World Series Championships. Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1972.
Dedicated March 25, 1990 — Map (db m18033) HM |
| California (El Dorado County), Coloma — Metropolitan Saloon and Bowling Alley — Site of |
| | At this site was one of California’s first bowling alleys. It was actually three buildings, with single-lane bowling alleys in each of the side buildings. The establishment, also known as the Metropolitan Saloon and Sporting Hall, featured gambling and related activities. In 1860, the largest building, which fronted on Main Street, housed the exhibits for the El Dorado County Fair. — Map (db m17598) HM |
| California (Fresno County), Fresno — Billy Vukovich Memorial |
| | This Monument is dedicated May 30, 1956, by the citizens of Fresno to the memory of Fresno's own Billy Vukovich, who met his death while leading the Indianapolis 500 Mile race May 30, 1955.
Billy Vukovich, who lived all his life in Fresno, won almost every major automobile racing championship in the United States. Among his racing accomplishments are the following:
1954 Indianapolis 500 winner
1953 Indianapolis 500 winner
1950 National Midget Race Champion
1947 Pacific Coast . . . — Map (db m47249) HM |
| California (Fresno County), Fresno — Frank Chance Field 1935-1941 |
| | Located at this corner was a 20-acre baseball field named for the legendary Frank Chance. Constructed in 1935, the park served as the spring training grounds for the San Francisco Seals as well as for games played by Fresno's Twilight League. Frank Chance was born in Salida, California in 1876 and was raised in Fresno here he played for the Fresno Tigers. In 1898 he joined the Chicago Cubs. In 1905 he became the Cubs Manager and also continued to play first base. Chance led the Cubs to two . . . — Map (db m47337) HM |
| California (Fresno County), Fresno — Young Corbett III — Ralph Giordano — Welterweight Champion of the World |
| | Born Ralph Capabianca Giordano on May 27, 1905, in Rionero In Vulture, Italy.
Young Corbett III embarked on his successful boxing career in Fresno, California in 1919, winning the Welterweight Championship of the world on February 22, 1933. — Map (db m47250) HM |
| California (Kern County), Arvin — Arvin-Sierra Glider Port — 1937-1941 |
| | Located on the hills in front of you, on the historic Tejon Ranch, the Arvin-Sierra Glider Port was the site for the West Coast Soaring Championships. Many of America’s famous glider pilots made record flights from here, soaring over the mountains and into the desert. The contests were popular events to pilots and public alike and the site became the most important glider port in California. When World War II shut down activity here, those star pilots became key to the war effort — as . . . — Map (db m51677) HM |
| California (Los Angeles County), Arcadia — Santa Anita During World War II |
| | Early in 1942 the US government designated Santa Anita Park for special usage during the war years.
Pursuant to Executive Order 9066 signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, from March 30, 1942 until October 27, 1942 the facility was used as an assembly and processing center for approximately 20,000 Japanese Americans prior to their displacement to interment camps in other areas of the country.
From 1942 until 1945, the government utilized the property as an Army Base – Camp . . . — Map (db m52752) HM |
| California (Los Angeles County), Arcadia — Seabiscuit — 1933-1947 |
| | Won 1940 Santa Anita Handicap
to become world's greatest
money winner at that time.
Owned by
Charles S. Howard
1877-1950 — Map (db m52754) HM |
| California (Los Angeles County), Avalon, Catalina Island — The Leaping Tuna — (The Thunnus Thynnus or Bluefin Tuna) |
| | The sport of big game fishing originated in Avalon when Charles Frederick Holder caught a 183 pound Blue Fin Tuna with sport fish tackle on June 1, 1898. This angling milestone inspired him to form the Tuna Club of Santa Catalina Island, an organization dedicated to promoting conservation of our marine recourses and good sportsmanship among anglers. It was once common for vast schools of tuna to arrive in early summer within view of the island, often amazing onlookers with their ability to make . . . — Map (db m49856) HM |
| California (Los Angeles County), Avalon, Catalina Island — 997 — The Tuna Club of Avalon |
| | The Tuna Club of Avalon marks the birthplace of modern big game sportfishing. In 1898, led by Dr. Charles Frederick Holder, the club's founding members adopted the rules of conduct stressing conservationist ethics and sporting behavior. Today, their work remains the basis for the sport's internationally accepted principles. — Map (db m49678) HM |
| California (Los Angeles County), Long Beach — 1014 — Long Beach Marine Stadium |
| | Created in 1932 for the rowing events of the Xth Olympiad, the Stadium was the first manmade rowing course in the United States. Its width allowed four teams to race abreast, eliminating additional heats and allowing oarsmen to enter the finals at the peak of their form. Later it served as the venue for the 1968 and 1976 United States men’s Olympic rowing trials and the 1984 United States women's Olympic rowing trials. The site remains an important training and competitive center for rowers, including our National and Olympic teams. — Map (db m2614) HM |
| California (Mono County), June Lake — Carson’s Camp |
| | Carson’s Camp, first private resort in the June Lake Loop, was established by Roy Carson in 1916. The initial camp was in a tent “where fishing is always good”. In 1919 his wife Nancy became camp cook and housekeeper. The first building on this site, adjoining Alger Creek, was completed in 1920. The main building was finished in 1921. This same building now serves as the Silver Creek Store. — Map (db m50143) HM |
| California (Mono County), Mammoth — Dave McCoy |
| | Pioneering Eastern Sierra skier, visionary and entrepreneur, Dave McCoy's passion for skiing began in high school and soon thereafter he joined the Eastern
Sierra Ski Culb. In 1936, Dave was hired by Ladwp as a hydrographer, conducting snow surveys while skiing across the Eastern Sierra. Realizing the region had abundant snowfall, Dave began to dream of developing a ski area in the Eastern Sierra. In 1938, he built the region's firs permanent rope tow at McGee Mountain.
In 1941, Dave and . . . — Map (db m59340) HM |
| California (Mono County), Mammoth Lakes — McGee Mountain Rope Tow #34 |
| | The first permanent rope tow in the Eastern Sierra was built west of this site on the east slope of McGee Mountain. This predecessor of Mammoth Mountain ski area was constructed here in 1938 because of its dependable snow and nearness to a highway. Prior to this facility most down hill skiing was done by use of a portable rope tow system (a working gasoline engine, rope, and pullies.) Dave McCoy—world class skier, entrepreneur, and visionary, was instrumental in organizing and promoting . . . — Map (db m2951) HM |
| California (Monterey County), Monterey — Trains and Canneries — Historic Cannery Row |
| | The railroad
A major landmark in the history of the Monterey Peninsula was the Southern Pacific Railroad. Built in 1880, the rail line was intended to bring tourism to this scenic area. In addition to transporting tourists, however, it delivered an influx of new immigrants and provided a way of shipping the fishing industry’s products to the outside world.
World War I
World War I transformed Monterey’s archaic fish-canning operations. In 1918 fewer than a dozen canneries could . . . — Map (db m55213) HM |
| California (Nevada County), Soda Springs — HEV-003 — Western America Skisport Museum — California Point of Historical Interest HEV-003 |
| | Downhill ski racing history in the Western Hemisphere first began in California circa 1857, and in this famous Donner Pass of the Sierra Nevada the Auburn Ski Club presents a full exhibition of pioneered manpower transportation and skisport history as prepared by Historian William B. Berry. — Map (db m60888) HM |
| California (Orange County), Dana Point — Don Hansen, Dana Wharf Sportfishing — 40th Anniversary 1971-2011 |
| | In dedication to Don Hansen and Dana Wharf Sportfishing, the first business operating out of Dana Point Harbor. Dana Wharf Sportfishing originated Whale Watching for Orange County and founded the Dana Point Festival of Whales and Dana Point Boat Parade of Lights.
Don Hansen has been a great example of strong business leadership in Dana Point Harbor, and is appreciated for his dedication and service to the Harbor community over the past 40 years.
Dana Wharf Sportfishing - May 1971 — Map (db m60798) HM |
| California (Orange County), Huntington Beach — Duke Kahanamoku — August 24, 1890 - January 22, 1968 |
| | Duke Kahanamoku, three time Olympic gold medalist swimmer, public servant, goodwill ambassador of the State of Hawaii, and considered by many to be the father of modern surfing. In the early 1920's, the Duke surfed under Huntington's Pier. In his 70's, he returned to Huntington Beach to help promote the U.S. Surfboard Championships. For many years the championships were dedicated in honor of Duke's contributions to the sport of surfing. He will long be remembered for his principles of fair play, good sportsmanship and his gracious aloha spirit. — Map (db m51964) HM |
| California (Placer County), Olympic Valley — 724 — Pioneer Ski Area of America — Squaw Valley, California |
| | One thousand competitors from 34 nations came to Squaw Valley to compete in the VIII Olympic Winter Games of 1960. The Games, brought here by Alexander C. Cushing, commemorated a century of sport skiing in America. By 1860 mining towns in the Sierra Nevada, particularly Whiskey Diggings, Poker Flat, Port Wine, Onion Valley, La Porte, and Johnsville, saw the first organized ski clubs and competition in the western hemisphere.
California Registered Historical Landmark No.724
Plaque placed . . . — Map (db m23504) HM |
| California (Placer County), Tahoe City — Olympic Silver, 1956 to 1971 — The Olympics Are Coming! |
| | News that the 1960 Winter Olympics were coming to tiny Squaw Valley and to Lake Tahoe’s West Shore marked a milestone in Tahoe City development. All at once Lake Tahoe became known world-wide. Many new facilities were built for the Olympics, with the area benefiting from the boom.
Since 1960, Lake Tahoe has become a training ground for many Olympic athletes and world-renowned sports figures. Following the Olympics, area development went unchecked through 1971. A building moratorium . . . — Map (db m37441) HM |
| California (Plumas County), Blairsden-Graeagle — Longboard Ski Races |
| | Gold Mountain, now Eureka Peak, is the site of some of the first organized ski races in the western hemisphere. Ski clubs organized in the 1850’s rode 10-14 foot “longboards snowshoes” down “Lost Sierra” slopes in Plumas and Sierra counties. Here on Eureka Peak, ore car buckets doubled as the world’s first ski lift. “Dope is King” referred to secret ski waxes concocted by dopemakers who split the prizes with the winners. In the 1930’s Johnny Redstreake and . . . — Map (db m56614) HM |
| California (Plumas County), Blairsden-Graeagle — CHL 723 — Pioneer Ski Area of America |
| | The first sport ski area in the western hemisphere was in the Sierra Nevada. By 1860, races were held in the Plumas-Sierra region. The mining towns of Whiskey Diggings, Poker Flat, Port Wine, Onion Valley, La Porte, Jamison City, and Johnsville organized the earliest ski clubs and annual competitions. — Map (db m56451) HM |
| California (Plumas County), La Porte — “Quick Silver Charley” — Charles W. Hendel — Chronicler of the Long Board |
| | Snow-shoe Race beginning 1854
Sierra County Surveyor 1870
Deputy U.S. Surveyor 1871
Plumas County Surveyor 1879
Plumas County Supervisor 1910
Snow-shoed to Quincy for meetings
past the age of 80 — Map (db m56365) HM |
| California (Plumas County), La Porte — The Alturas Snowshoe Club — “Dope is King” — La Porte, Plumas County, California |
| | This plaque commemorates the origins of the world’s first downhill snowshoe racing events which began in Plumas and Sierra Counties in the 1850’s. The Alturas Snowshoe Club was the world’s first organized ski club, having originated between Gibsonville and the Port Wine Snowshoe Club. By 1867 downhill ski racing had become a major sport with teams of riders from the “Lost Sierra” mining camps competing for prize money and prestige on the historical “long boards” of the . . . — Map (db m56368) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Anthony J. “Tom” LoPresti — 1962 National PGA Pro of the Year |
| | Head PGA GOLF PROFESSIONAL at
HAGGIN OAKS GOLF COURSE
1932 – 1994
In recognition of Tom LoPresti – otherwise known as “Mr. Golf of the West Coast” for his 62 years of dedicated service to the Sacramento Golf Community. — Map (db m14979) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Dr. Alister MacKenzie — Golf Course Designer |
| | On August 19, 1931, famous Golf Course Designer Dr. Alister MacKenzie was selected by the City of Sacramento to lay out the new Sacramento Municipal 18-Hole Golf Course, which opened for play on October 1, 1932. The course name was changed to Haggin Oaks Municipal 18-hole G.C. in 1952. On May 17, 1997, the City of Sacramento officially dedicated the Haggin Oaks Municipal Golf Courses (now a 36-hole golf facility) as the…Alister MacKenzie G.C. at Haggin Oaks and the Arcade Creek G.C. at Haggin Oaks. — Map (db m14938) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Edmonds Field — 1910 – 1960 |
| | This was the site of home plate at Edmonds Field, home of the Pacific Coast League’s Sacramento Solons Baseball Team for fifty years. More than 4,200 games were played here over those years and Solon fans set several PCL attendance records.
The Solons won the pennant in 1942. Their fans were some of the best in baseball. — Map (db m17071) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Frank C. Freer |
| | This plaque is dedicated to Frank C. Freer by the City of Sacramento in recognition
of his commitment of over 50 years to improving the game of golf in Sacramento, California.
• Member-Sacramento Golf Club at Haggin Oaks
• Member-Sacramento Golf Council
• Tournament Director-California State Fair Championship
• Chairman-1983 National Mens’ Public Links Championship
• NCGA Board of Directors (1962-1968)
• USGA Sectional Qualifying Committeeman, National Public Links (1964-1995)
. . . — Map (db m14907) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Ken Morton, Sr. |
| |
• 1998 National PGA Golf Professional of the Year
• 1998 National PGA Merchandiser of the Year (Public Course)
• 1994 National PGA Horton-Smith Award Winner
• 1990 National PGA Merchandiser of the Year (Public Course)
Ken Morton, Sr. gained his appreciation of the game of golf as a caddie working at Del Paso Country club in Sacramento, California. Ken came to Haggin Oaks Golf Complex in 1958 as an employee working in the Club repair shop under Head Golf Professional Tom LoPresti. . . . — Map (db m14857) HM |
| California (Sacramento County), Sacramento — Michael “Mac” McDonagh — Born in Tuam Co. Galway on December 29, 1900 |
| | In recognition of Michael “Mac” McDonagh for his 32 years of service as Superintendent of Golf for the City of Sacramento from 1932 – 1964. Mac McDonagh went to England in 1923 to become an apprentice in golf course construction and design with Dr. Alister MacKenzie. In 1926, McDonagh came to California and joined Dr. MacKenzie in the building of such fine golf courses as Cypress Point, The Meadow Club, and our very own Sacramento Municipal Golf Course – now officially . . . — Map (db m14939) HM |
| California (San Francisco City and County), San Francisco — Cadillac Hotel — Uptown Tenderloin Historic District — c. 1907 |
| | Designed by Frederick H. Mayer in 1907. First structure built in the Uptown Tenderloin after San Francisco's 1906 earthquake and fire. San Francisco Landmark No. 176. Boxer Muhammed Ali (known as Cassius Clay at the time) trained in the Hotel's Newman's Gym in 1960 after winning an Olympic gold medal. Jerry Garcia, Grateful Dead founder/musician, lived here in 1961.
This building is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. — Map (db m63863) HM |
| California (San Francisco City and County), San Francisco — San Francisco Lawn Bowling Clubhouse and Greens |
| | A San Francisco City
Landmark No. 181
California's
First Municipal
Lawn Bowling Greens
Established 1901 — Map (db m28756) HM |
| California (San Francisco City and County), San Francisco — The South End Rowing Club — Since 1873 - San Francisco |
| | The South End Rowing Club was founded on San Francisco Bay in 1873 by a group of rowing enthusiasts who gathered at Jimmy Farrell's Saloon at the southern end of the City near 3rd and Berry Streets.
The Club became a dominant power in the Pacific Coast rowing regattas and attracted many great West Coast athletes. The original clubhouse was a rough redwood structure, built near the Belt Line Railroad that serviced all the shipping piers of the old San Francisco waterfront.
In 1884, club . . . — Map (db m61359) HM |
| California (San Luis Obispo), Paso Robles — Pittsburg Pirates |
| | Presented to the city of El Paso de Robles to preserve the memory of the winter home of the Pittsburgh Pirates 1924-1934 — Map (db m66095) HM |
| California (San Luis Obispo County), San Luis Obispo — Mustang Memorial Plaza |
| | On October 29, 1960, a chartered aircraft carrying the Cal Poly Mustang Football Team crashed on takeoff at the Toledo, Ohio Airport. Sixteen Mustang football players, the team manager, and a Mustang booster were killed in the crash and twenty-two others were injured. Mustang Memorial Plaza is dedicated to their memory.
[Second Marker at the Memorial]
The 1960 Cal Poly Football Team
First Row (L-R): Don O’Meara, Don Adams, Russ Woods, Benny Martin, Coach LeRoy Hughes, . . . — Map (db m38511) HM |
| California (San Mateo County), Redwood City — Al Terremere — 1930-1951 |
| | Al Terremere is a member of the Sequoia Sports Hall of Fame as both an athlete and a coach. Al was All-League in both football and baseball during his Sequoia playing career, and captured multiple championships in both baseball and football as a Sequoia coach. Al was a very popular coach, mentor, motivator, and role model for the teams he coached. He is also a member of the Santa Clara University and San Mateo County Sports Hall of Fame. — Map (db m62605) HM |
| California (Santa Clara County), San Jose — Asahi Baseball |
| | They built a baseball diamond with the homeplate on the Jackson and Sixth Street corner and the outfield towards the railroad tracks. Rightfield was shorter and leftfield went on across Seventh Street. The centerfield was much lower than homeplate, so the centerfielder was playing in a hole! If there was a train going by, they’d have to stop the game. It was too small actually. They had a granstand too, you know.
Dr. Tokio Ishikawa — Map (db m52513) HM |
| California (Santa Clara County), San Jose — Hard Rock Miners |
| | Drilling contests were the miners’ own distinctive event. The contest pitted individuals or teams of two miners against one another. They centered on hand-drilling, an essential aspect of the hard-rock miners’ work. Drilling contests tested the participants’ skill at this particular task; the men bored into a boulder, usually Colorado or Vermont granite. This piece of granite was used for one of these contests and came from the Delores Taranga Tunnel Site in the park. The competition required courage, skill, strength and endurance. — Map (db m41324) HM |
| California (Santa Clara County), San Jose — Rockin’ M Ranch |
| | “Following indigenous American Indian occupation, this land was part of Spain and then Mexico. Under Mexican rule it was known as Rancho Yerba Buena de Socayre, a land grant deeded to Antonio Chaboya in 1833. It was the site of the historic Evergreen wagon stop and trading post. A long tradition of ranching took place here, as the property changed hands; Renaud Ranch, William Frederick Ranch, H.W. Golds Ranch, John Aborn Ranch, and John Prusch Ranch. This was the homestead of Emma Prusch . . . — Map (db m54663) HM |
| California (Santa Clara County), San Jose — Sumo Ring Site |
| | People also made a sumo wresting ring in the baseball grounds and had tournaments. Dr. James Dobashi was the strongest then. Nobody could even be compared with him.
Dr. Isamu Kawamura — Map (db m52511) HM |
| California (Santa Clara County), San Jose — The Natatorium |
| | This area was once the site of one of Alum Rock Park’s most popular attractions, the Natatorium, a large indoor swimming pool. Built about 1912, it attracted over 35,000 swimmers each summer season. For about 20 cents, park visitors could swim in the heated waters of the 45-foot-wide and 90-foot-long pool. The pool also boasted a long, straight slide, a one-meter diving board, and three diving platforms for those who were looking for more excitement with their swim.
The Natatorium was a . . . — Map (db m63790) HM |
| California (Santa Clara County), Santa Clara — Parade of Champions |
| | Bicentennial
1845 – 1995
In recognition of the efforts of the citizens of the City of Santa Clara and the members of the Santa Clara Council #84.
This event started with the Drum & Bugle Corps of Y.M.I. in 1945, and expanded to feature the Vanguards and also honor athletic champions of the City of Santa Clara. — Map (db m64940) HM |
| California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — Before the Boardwalk |
| | The Santa Cruz Beach was changed forever in 1904 when promoter and entrepreneur Fred Swanton hosted the grand opening of the Neptune Casino, a Moorish-style wonder and wedding cake of a building. The Casino was destroyed by fire in June of 1906. Almost before the smoke had cleared, Swanton, was making plans for building a new Casino.
The popularity of beaches grew in the late 1800’s as people came to believe that “taking the waters” was good for their health. Bathhouses . . . — Map (db m62796) HM |
| California (Santa Cruz County), Santa Cruz — The Plunge — Neptune’s Kingdom |
| | Less than a year after fire destroyed the original Casino and Plunge, construction began on new buildings to include an indoor natatorium. The original ceiling arches can be seen today. The main pool measured 144 feet by 64 feet and featured a 40-foot slide. It was one of the largest heated, salt water swimming pools on the West coast. The pool’s two tanks, with a combined capacity of 408,000 gallons, were replenished daily from the Pacific Ocean. The chilly water was heated from a breathtaking . . . — Map (db m62792) HM |
| California (Siskiyou County), Dunsmuir — Babe Ruth Played Here |
| |
Dunsmuir Centennial Committee
Baseball legend 'Babe' Ruth and his New York Yankee team mate Bob Meusel played in an exhibition game with local teams here on October 22, 1924.
Dedicated by
Grand Parlor,
Native Sons of the Golden West
June 14, 1986
Everett White Jr., Grand President — Map (db m40198) HM |
| California (Trinity County), Weaverville — Race Track – Airport – Golf Course |
| | Once known as China Graveyard Ridge, by late August, 1871, Alex Love developed a racetrack on this site 550 yards in length. This popular quarter mile track saw the names of horses like “Hayfork Kitty” and “Hollywood” owned by John Van Matre. Mart Van Matre was famous on this track with his winning horses. Charlie Daniels, a local Indian, was popular with his palomino. Horse fanciers and enthusiasts came out for decades to watch the races. By the 1920’s racing had been . . . — Map (db m56190) HM |
| California (Tuolumne County), Pinecrest — Earl Purdy |
| | In recognition of
Earl Purdy
The builder, developer and manager of the Dodge Ridge Ski Area from 1950 to 1976. — Map (db m58877) HM |
| Colorado (Conejos County), Manassa — "The Manassa Mauler" |
| | This monument is dedicated to Mary Celia Dempsey mother of William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey born June 24, 1895
He fought his way to become
world heavyweight champion on July 4, 1919
and became known as the legendary "Manassa Mauler" — Map (db m22696) HM |
| Colorado (Jefferson County), Golden — Fun on Courthouse Hill |
| | “Courthouse Hill,” which is Washington Avenue south of 14th Street, was a favorite location of settler children. In the winter, sleds packed with eager youth picked up sufficient speed on the Hill to be able to coast across the Washington Avenue Bridge. Some traveled as far as the Railroad Depot on 8th Street. This site was not just for winter entertainment; one newspaper had an account of children joy-riding in a wagon down Courthouse Hill.
Not only children enjoyed Courthouse . . . — Map (db m50092) HM |
| Colorado (Jefferson County), Golden — Play in the Wind |
| | Windy Saddle Park is named for the nearly constant wind currents that can be felt blowing through the foothills. Winds traveling across the plains are forced upward when they hit the Rocky Mountains, and as the air rises, it has enough force to lift objects into the sky.
Many large birds use these currents to conserve energy. Being lifted into the sky by this wind, called a thermal, is much easier than flapping wings that can span eight feet from tip to tip. Using thermals saves energy and . . . — Map (db m46157) HM |
| Colorado (Jefferson County), Golden — Recreation: Past to Present |
| | Windy Saddle Park has a long history of being a favorite place for recreation. When Lookout Mountain Road was opened in 1914, it was a destination for the first automobile tours. The Lariat Loop Scenic and Historic Byway now passes through Windy Saddle Park, which offers many recreational opportunities. The steep trails and winding road are a challenge to those looking for a workout, while the wind makes this an ideal spot for paragliders to sail like birds on the breeze. — Map (db m46155) HM |
| Colorado (La Plata County), Durango — Jack Dempsey |
| | In 1915, here at 10th and Main 20 year old Colorado native Jack Dempsey the “Manassa Mauler” knocksdown [sic] Andy Malloy in a ten round fight winning $50 and going on to become world heavyweight champion in 1919. — Map (db m51813) HM |
| Colorado (Summit County), Vail Pass — 10th Mountain Division — Camp Hale |
| | The 10th Mountain Division, created for alpine and winter combat during World War II, girded for battle on the steep, inhospitable terrain of Camp Hale (about twenty-five miles southwest of here). Built at an old railroad sheep-loading stop, the base opened in 1942 with 8,000 recruits, many of them veteran mountaineers. Their specialize training kept them above 10,000 feet for days on end, poling cross-country under ninety-pound loads. These exercises increased endurance and taught important . . . — Map (db m58466) HM |
| Colorado (Summit County), Vail Pass — Vail / Vail Pass Country |
| | Marker Front:
Vail Mountain stood bare just days before the resort’s 1962 grand opening. As luck would have it, a late December storm blanketed the area, dumping several feet of powder on the untracked slopes. Fortune just kept smiling on the newly born ski area, which 10th Mountain veteran Pete Seibert, rancher Earl Eaton, and others built from scratch in an undeveloped valley. Conceived as an intimate European-style resort, Vail paired winter recreation with shopping, dining, and . . . — Map (db m58485) HM |
| Colorado (Teller County), Colorado Springs — Race to the Clouds — The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb rich with racing tradition |
| | Can you imagine racing up a mountain that has 1,000 foot drop-offs? That’s exactly what daring drivers have been doing since 1916. That was the year mining magnate Spencer Penrose announced the first Pikes Peak National Hill Climbing Contest to publicize his new mountain auto highway. The first sinner, Rea Lentz, sped to the summit in 20 minutes and 55.6 seconds. The Hill Climb is the second oldest race in the United States behind only the Indianapolis 500.
Many of the races champions have . . . — Map (db m45839) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Bridgeport — Roberto Clemente |
| | Roberto Clemente
1939 – 1973
The test of mankind's progress
is not whether we add more to
the abundance of those who
have much; it is whether we
provide enough for those
who have too little.
By: the 200,000 Spanish citizens
of Conn. through the efforts of
station WLVH – La Grande
Jose Grimalt Mestre President — Map (db m27800) HM |
| Connecticut (Fairfield County), Stamford — Michael F. Lione Memorial Park |
| | Michael F. Lione
Memorial Park
Large, soft-brown eyes, reverently expressing the simple faith of a little boy; determined countenance and rugged body that bespoke the athlete who never quit; tenderness and compassion without softness and indulgence; fiery enthusiasm for victory with equal dedication to honor, that was "Mickey" Lione, to whom this field is dedicated that all who play hereon may learn that only evil is flabby and that manliness is goodness, here and everywhere.
Dedicated September 26, 1954 — Map (db m38769) HM |
| Connecticut (Hartford County), New Britain — Joseph J. "Joe" Buzas |
| | Joseph J. "Joe" Buzas
In Grateful Appreciation
For Bringing
Minor League Baseball
To New Britain In 1983 — Map (db m41516) HM |
| Connecticut (Litchfield County), North Canaan — John F. Bianchi |
| | In Memory Of
John F. Bianchi
1921 - 1976
In Recognition Of
His 26 years of Service
To the Little League — Map (db m42042) HM |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), New Haven — Walter Camp |
| | Walter Camp
" The Father of American Football"
Walter Camp. Outstanding Yale athlete and coach became the single most important figure in the development of American Football. Recognized as the primary authority on football rules in his lifetime. He was a successful businessman. Dedicated family man. And a prominent New Haven civic leader. He selected his first All-American team in 1889. A tradition we are proud to continue today.
The Walter Camp Football Foundation
May 1992 — Map (db m49710) HM |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), West Haven — George Trevor |
| | 1892 George Trevor 1951
Of the Yale Class of 1915
His appreciation and expression of the drama and color of college football was an inspiration to countless teams and players, and a tribute to the craft of sportswriting
Wherever George Trevor sits is the 50-yard line
This memorial is given by his friends, classmates, fellow sportswriters and the followers of American football — Map (db m40925) HM |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), West Haven — Robert Gardner Anderson Award |
| |
In appreciation of what Bob Anderson, Y'33, has meant to Yale football over the past several decades, each year an individual from the Yale Varsity Football Team shall have his name added to this plaque. That individual shall most exemplify Bob's intense interest in the sport by combining athletic skill with team spirit and pride in accomplishment.
1977 James J. McDonnell • 1978 Robert A. Krystyniak • 1978 Timothy M. Tumpane • 1980 John J. Nitti • 1981 John Patrick Rogan • 1982 Greg . . . — Map (db m40923) HM |
| Connecticut (New Haven County), West Haven — West Haven Twilight League 1933 |
| | Dedicated To The Founders Of The
West Haven Twilight League 1933
Herbert Metcalfe • Theodore Metcalfe • Robert Metcalfe • John King • James McDermott • Frank Harlan • Edward Canavan • Hugh O'Neil, Jr. • Edward Flynn • Dudley Meyers
Dedicated On April 28, 1981 By The
Greater New Haven Diamond Club — Map (db m28998) HM |
| Delaware (New Castle County), Newark — Iron Hill School #112C — Preserving History: The African-American Community of Iron Hill |
| | The Iron Hill Museum is dedicated to the study of human and natural history of the Iron Hill Area. The Museum is currently engaged in a project to restore the Iron Hill School #112C and document the experiences of African-American students who attended the school between 1923 and 1965.
In order to achieve this, the Museum has embarked on an oral history project to formally interview and record the memories of former students who are now between the ages of 40 and 80. Oral historian Roberta . . . — Map (db m10053) HM |
| Delaware (New Castle County), Port Penn — Wetland Ways — Bob Beck: Preserver of Port Penn Traditions |
| | Port Penn is a community connected to its wetland landscape. Seasonal changes bring about changes in the lifestyles of Port Penners themselves. Autumn waterfowl hunting and winter muskrat trapping lead into spring shad runs and summer sturgeon fishing. The livelihoods of local families have been dependent upon these cycles on the river and marsh habitats for three centuries. This sense of kinship with the environment is characterized by the traditions of people like Bob Beck. Bob's family has . . . — Map (db m10438) HM |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Adams-Morgan — 3 of 18 — The Roots of Reed-Cooke — Roads to Diversity — Adams Morgan Heritage Trail |
| | In 1947, the building on your left opened as the National Arena, a public roller rink and bowling alley. It also hosted professional wrestling, roller derbies, and rock concerts. In 1986 it became the Citadel Motion Picture Center, where portions of Peggy Sue Got Married, Gardens of Stone, and other movies were filmed. In 1994 MTV recorded its town hall meeting with President Bill Clinton in the studio here in Reed-Cooke.
Reed-Cooke’s earliest African American settlers moved . . . — Map (db m17031) HM |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Deanwood — 5 of 15 — A Whirl on the Ferris Wheel — A Self Reliant People — Greater Deanwood Heritage Trail |
| | To your right it is the former Merritt Educational Center which operated from 1943 to 2008. However, if you were standing here in the 1920s or '30s, in its place you would have seen exuberant crowds of fashionably dressed African Americans enjoying Suburban Gardens Amusement Park.
The park was built in 1921 by architectural engineer Howard D. Woodson, writer John H. Paynter, theater magnate Sherman H. Dudley, and other investors of the black-owned Universal Development and Company. It was . . . — Map (db m24519) HM |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Navy Yard — Frank Oliver Howard — "Hondo" |
| | Frank Howard played for the Washington Senators from 1965 through 1971.
One of the most physically intimidating hitters in baseball history Howard was named the National League Rookie of the Year in 1960. He led the American League in home runs twice and in slugging average, runs batted in and walks once.
His 237 home runs as a Washington Senator is a team record. — Map (db m20612) HM |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Navy Yard — Joshua (Josh) Gibson |
| | Josh Gibson is considered one of the greatest power hitters in the history of baseball. The powerful catcher led the Washington Homestead Grays to eight of nine Negro National titles from 1937 through 1945.
Gibson utilized a powerful swing, and tales of his mammoth home runs have become legend. Over his 17 year career, he hit almost 800 home runs.
In 1972, Josh Gibson was inducted into The National Baseball Hall of Fame. — Map (db m20613) HM |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Navy Yard — Walter Perry Johnson — "The Big Train" |
| | Walter Johnson might have been the fastest pitcher in baseball history. With his sweeping sidearm delivery, the "Big Train" led the league in strikeouts 12 times during a 21 year career with the Washington Nationals from 1907 to 1927. Johnson won 417 games, including 10 straight seasons of 20 or more, and his 10 shutouts remains the major league record to this day. He led Washington to the World Championship of 1924.
In 1936, Walter Johnson was inducted into The National Baseball Hall of Fame. — Map (db m20611) HM |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Near Northeast — 9 — Brickyards to Buildings — Hub, Home, Heart — Greater H Street NE Heritage Trail |
| | The Trinidad neighborhood, named for W.W. Corcoran's original estate, got its start in the 1890s after the Washington Brick Machine Company used up the clay here making bricks. With H Street filling in with houses and businesses, the company sold land for housing lots. The sturdy rowhouses that followed originally sold to white families, many of whom walked to work on H Street. Once Washington Brick closed, the American Baseball League built a short-lived ballpark on its site. The streets to . . . — Map (db m60064) HM |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Near Northeast — 6 — The Iceman's Arena — Hub, Home, Heart — Greater H Street NE Heritage Trail |
| | Uline Arena was built in 1941 by ice maker Mike Uline to present ice skating, hocky, basketball, and tennis. The Dutch immigrant, originally named Migiel Uihlein, had made a fortune patenting ice production equipment and selling ice from his plant next door. For years Washingtonians rode the streetcar here for sports, worship services, concerts, and cook-offs. Judge Kaye K. Christian recalled that during the 1950s and '60s her mother Alice Stewart Christian won the Afro-American . . . — Map (db m59983) HM |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Northeast — "Ole Jim" — Peikoff Alumni House — Gallaudet University |
| | Panel 1
“Ole Jim” Fondly known by Gallaudet alumni as “Ole Jim,” this building was the first Gallaudet College gymnasium. Designed by Frederick Withers and built in 1881, it was the nation’s second gymnasium with an indoor swimming pool. Designated as one of the National Historical Landmarks on campus, it was restored in 1982 as the Alumni House with funds raised largely by the Gallaudet alumni and their friends. This plaque donated by the Class . . . — Map (db m40440) HM |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Northwest — 5 of 19 — Griffith Stadium — "Lift Every Voice" — Georgia Ave./Pleasant Plains Heritage Trail |
| | “I used to come home every night, get a quarter from my mother, run to Griffith Stadium, and sit in the bleachers,” Abe Pollin once said. “I would look out at these good seats and say, ‘Some day, maybe I will get a good seat.’ “When Pollin’s MCI Center opened downtown in 1997, the respected real estate developer got himself – and gave his city – thousands of good seats.
Griffith Stadium occupied this block until it was razed in 1965. (Howard University . . . — Map (db m51732) HM |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Southeast — Clark Calvin Griffith |
| | [south face of monument]:
{Rendering of Clark Calvin Griffith with the title} "The Old Fox"
Clark Calvin Griffith
Born Clear Creek, Missouri
November 20, 1869
Pitcher - Manager - Owner
Member of Hall of Fame
Won 237 — Lost 140
Devoted 69 years to baseball
Died Washington, D.C.
October 27, 1955.
An expression of love and admiration by his friends and the fans of Washington.
[east face of monument]:
Manager
First manager . . . — Map (db m15615) HM |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Southeast — George Preston Marshall |
| | (west face):
[image of George Preston Marshall]
Founder of the Washington Redskins
Pioneer in the National Football League
(east face):
[image of Washington Redskins logo]
The Washington Redskins organized in nation's capital, 1937.
This memorial is a tribute to George Preston Marshall and the Washington Redskins by the Redskin alumni and friends. — Map (db m15751) HM |
| District of Columbia (Washington), Union Station — 2 — Gateway to The Nation's Capital — Hub, Home, Heart — Greater H Street NE Heritage Trail |
| | With its view of the Capitol and Senate office buildings, and with the Library of Congress and the Supreme Court just a short stroll away, Union Station truly is the gateway to the heart of the nation's government. The station is also where official Washington mixes with the local city. Before air travel became common in the 1950s, Union Station attracted enormous crowds to salute arriving presidents, watch protesters, or shriek at the Beatles disembarking for their first live American concert. . . . — Map (db m59924) HM |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Tampa — Babe's Longest Homer |
| | At Tampa's Plant Field on April 4, 1919, "Babe" Ruth, playing for the Boston Red Sox against the N.Y. Giants, smacked a
587- foot home run that set a record in a pre-season game. 4,300 screaming fans saw the feat. Famed Evangelist Billy
Sunday, an ex-major leaguer himself, who was conducting a tent revival on the Florida Fair Grounds nearby, had pitched
the first ball of the game, and The Bambino's pace-setting ball was presented to him. Ruth played from 1915 to 1935. He is . . . — Map (db m46601) HM |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Tampa — F-384 — German-American Club |
| | Organized in 1901, the German-American Club was one of the few non-latin ethnic clubs in Tampa. Club members laid the cornerstone for a building on the northeast corner of Nebraska Avenue and 11th Avenue on February 23, 1908, followed by a grand opening on January 1, 1909. Fine classical details and proportions marked the three-story building, with concrete block molded to appear as tooled stone masonry. With a stage for speakers or theatrical productions, a swimming pool and a bowling . . . — Map (db m32372) HM |
| Florida (Hillsborough County), Tampa — Great 1909 Auto Race |
| | From this point in front of The Tampa Daily Times Building on Nov. 23 1909, was started the Tampa-to-Jacksonville "endurance run" to promote good roads for Florida. Sixteen vehicles, plus the "confetti" pathfinding car and a press car, made the grueling four-day round trip. There were many breakdowns, an accident or two and numerous other tribulations as the early models made their way through the mud and the woods and across streams. The promotion did, indeed, spark bond issues and . . . — Map (db m33784) HM |
| Florida (Pinellas County), St. Petersburg — World Record — For 10 Miles — 45 Minutes 37 Seconds |
| | In commemoration of the World Record For 10 Miles 45 Minutes 37 Seconds Set At This Location By Ondoro Osoro of Kenya at the Inaugural Southtrust Running Festival October 18, 1997 St. Petersburg, Florida — Map (db m49432) HM |
| Florida (Saint Johns County), St. Augustine — 57 Chapin Street |
| | 57 Chapin Street was once the home of Willie Galimore (1935-1964), the most famous athlete to come from St. Augustine. A three-time Pittsburgh Courier All-American football player at Florida A & M University under the legendary coach Jake Gaither, Galimore is now a member of the College Hall of Fame. He played professionally for the Chicago Bears under coach George Halas from 1957 until his tragic death in an auto accident in 1964. He was nicknamed "Galloping Gal" and renowned for his speed. . . . — Map (db m7732) HM |
| Florida (Seminole County), Sanford — Hotel Forrest Lake |
| | Known by local residents as the "Mayfair," this three-story Mediterranean Revival hotel was built in 1925. It was named after Forrest Lake, at the time the mayor of the City of Sanford, who commissioned its construction for one-half million dollars. The 158-room hotel was designed by Sanford architect Elton J. Moughton. It was part of the waterfront beautification plan that included construction of the bulkhead and Seminole Boulevard. Additionally, East First Street had to be extended from its . . . — Map (db m55379) HM |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 1996 Olympic Yachting Cauldron |
| | This cauldron was lit with the original Olympic flame from Olympia, Greece at the Savannah Opening Ceremony, July 20, 1996, and burned throughout the Centennial Olympic Games in Savannah, Georgia, site of the Olympic Yachting
events. The five fluted columns on round bases represent the five Olympic rings and the fluted slice of a classic column symbolizes the Olympic Greek heritage. The six sails represent the Olympic yachting events and the copper flame replaces the billowing real flame. . . . — Map (db m5568) HM |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 025-33 — American Grand Prize Races — 1910 and 1911 Vanderbilt Cup Race, 1911 |
| | On each side of Waters Avenue at this site stood the grandstands built for the famous Savannah automobile races in 1910 and 1911. The starting and finishing line was located in front of the stands.
On November 12, 1910, David Bruce-Brown won the American Grand Prize Race of 415 miles by only one and a half seconds, averaging 70.55 miles per hour in a Benz car. The Grand Prize Race held on November 30, 1911, was also won by Bruce-Brown driving a Fiat, with an average speed of 74.45 miles . . . — Map (db m5953) HM |
| Georgia (Chatham County), Savannah — 25-103 — Mercer Auto Camp |
| | In 1910 and 1911 the Mercer Automobile Company of Trenton, New Jersey made entries in the Great Savannah races. Washington Roebling II , the only company owner who drove in the races, and driver Hughie Hughes led teams in several light car and grand prix events. Hughes won the 222.82 mile 1911 Savannah Challenge Race, running at an average speed of 70 mph. The camp,built on this site along the race course, provided housing for team members; garage space; and storage space for spare parts, fuel . . . — Map (db m5976) HM |
| Georgia (Chattahoochee County), Columbus — Gowdy Field — Dedicated 31 March 1925 |
| | Named in honor of Sgt Hank Gowdy
who put his major league career
on hold to join the infantry and
serve the nation in WWI
Rededicated 29 April 2005
Fort Benning Soldiers and family members
Cal Ripken,Jr.
BG Benjamin Freakley Gary Hensley — Map (db m15003) HM |
| Georgia (Cherokee County), Canton — 028-5 — Crescent Farm Rock Barn |
| | The Crescent Farm Rock Barn was constructed in 1906 by Augustus (Gus) Lee Coggins. One of a rare number of rock barns constructed in Georgia, the Rock Barn, together with the nearby Georgian Revival style main house, constitutes the core of the original Crescent Farm.
Originally a race horse stable, the rock barn was one of three barns on Coggins' cotton and horse farm. It was built to replace a wooden barn destroyed in a fire which killed valuable race horses. The Rock Barn is made of . . . — Map (db m11491) HM |
| Georgia (Clarke County), Athens — 029-17 — Herty Field |
| | This marker overlooks the site of the first intercollegiate football game played in the state of Georgia and one of the first to be played in the deep south. On January 30, 1892 Georgia defeated Mercer College 50 to 0 on the stubbly grounds that served as an athletic field. Several hundred spectators watched from the sidelines, some of them spilling out on the playing ground. Students living in New College close by the field had a splendid view of the action from their dormitory windows. . . . — Map (db m11709) HM |
| Georgia (Clarke County), Athens — Olympic Games in Athens |
| | In summer 1996, Athens, Georgia, shone as the largest Olympic venue site outside Atlanta, as the state hosted the Centennial Olympic Games July 19 - August 4. Some 650,000 visitors bought tickets to events at three University of Georgia venues: soccer in Sanford Stadium, and volleyball and rhythmic gymnastics in Stegeman Coliseum. Competition here was highlighted August 1 by the first gold medal match in women's soccer, won by the United States team before a crowd of 76,481, to that date the . . . — Map (db m11870) HM |
| Georgia (Clinch County), Homerville — Guest Mill Pond — Home of the World’s Record Jack Fish |
| | 9lbs. 6oz. 31 inches long
Landed by Baxley McQuaig, Jr.
February 17, 1961
On a Johnson’s Spoon — Map (db m53283) HM |
| Georgia (Cobb County), Marietta — S. V. Sanford |
| | The greatest friend Univ. of Ga. ever had" began his academic career in Marietta: principal, Supt. City Schools 1892-1903. At Georgia (1903-1945) promoted academics and sports: Faculty chrm. athletics from 1908; first head School of Journalism in 1921. President 1932 to 1935; Chancellor of Consolidated University 1935-1945. 1929 Stadium named in his honor. — Map (db m17028) HM |
| Georgia (DeKalb County), Atlanta — Brookhaven Historic District — National Register of Historic Places |
| | Historic Brookhaven is the first planned golf club community in Georgia, having been built around the Capital City Country Club between 1910 and 1940. — Map (db m14356) HM |
| Georgia (Franklin County), Royston — 059-10 — Ty Cobb — The Georgia Peach |
| |
Tyrus Raymond Cobb (1886-1961) moved to Royston as a youth when his father got a teaching position here. He was playing “Town Ball” for the Royston Reds at age 14 and was in the minors at 17. He first played with the Augusta Tourists then with the Anniston, Alabama Noblemen before signing with the Detroit Tigers at age 18. In his 24 year career, (1905-1926 with Detroit and 1927-1928 with Philadelphia) he amassed 90 records
and was a charter member of the Baseball Hall of Fame at . . . — Map (db m10636) HM |
| Georgia (Franklin County), Royston — Tyrus Raymond Cobb — "The Georgia Peach" — 1886 - 1961 |
| | Ty Cobb
Lifetime Record 1904 - 1928
Games 3,033
At Bat 11,429
Runs 2,244
Hits 4,191
Put Outs 6,294
Errors 274
Home Runs 118
Stolen Bases 892
Runs Batted In 1,901
Batting Average 367
Assists 406
Fielding Average 961
Named the "Georgia Peach" by the legendary sportswriter, Grantland Rice. Cobb was American League batting champion twelve times, nine times in succession (1907 - 1915, 1917 - 1919). He created or equalued more major league records than any player in . . . — Map (db m61745) HM |
| Georgia (Fulton County), Atlanta — Brookhaven Historic District — National Register of Historic Places |
| | Historic Brookhaven is the first planned golf club community in Georgia, having been built around the Capital City Country Club between 1910 and 1940. — Map (db m14357) HM |
| Georgia (Fulton County), Atlanta — Brookhaven Historic District — National Register of Historic Places |
| | Historic Brookhaven is the first planned golf club community in Georgia, having been built around the Capital City Country Club between 1910 and 1940. — Map (db m14358) HM |
| Georgia (Fulton County), Atlanta — Ponce de Leon Ball Park — 1908 – 1966 |
| | Here on these grounds at Ponce de Leon Ball Park, The Atlanta Crackers and the Atlanta Black Crackers began a tradition of baseball championship and athletic excellence which set the high standard for the baseball we enjoy in Atlanta now.
The Atlanta Crackers, known as “The Yankees of the Minors,” were led by Luke Appling, Eddie Mathews, Bob Montag, Ralph “Country” Brown, and many others. For many years, they were owned and operated by “Mr. Atlanta . . . — Map (db m47795) HM |
| Georgia (Grady County), Cairo — 65-1 — Birthplace of Jackie Robinson — First African American in Major League Baseball |
| | Robinson was born here on January 31, 1919 before he and his family moved to California in 1920. After attending U.C.L.A., serving in the U.S. Army, and playing in the Negro American Baseball and International Leagues, Robinson joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, breaking major league baseball’s color barrier. Adding to his many sports accomplishments, he served as special assistant to New York Governor Nelson Rockefeller, established the first African American Modern Bank/Freedom National . . . — Map (db m27306) HM |
| Georgia (Habersham County), Demorest — 068-11 — Home of Johnny Mize — “The Big Cat” |
| | National Baseball Hall of Fame member John Robert Mize was born in this house in 1913. While only 15 years old and still in high school, Mize launched his distinguished baseball career playing for Piedmont College. He began his major league career with the St. Louis Cardinals (1936-41) and played for the New York Giants (1942-43 and 1946-49) with a three year interruption for service in the Navy during World War II. In 1949, he joined the New York Yankees, helping the team win five straight . . . — Map (db m23665) HM |
| Georgia (Habersham County), Demorest — John Robert Mize — " The Big Cat " |
| | Born and raised in Demorest, Mr. Mize was a keen-eyed slugger who smashed 359 home runs and batted 312 in 15-year career while topping 300 mark nine seasons in a row. Set major loop records by hitti8ng three homers 8n a game six times and trio in succession on four occasions. Won N. L. batting title once. Led or shared lead in homers and slugging pot, four times, runs batted in and total bases thrice. Finished first, second or third in offense 54 times during his career- 1936-53. Led league in . . . — Map (db m56250) HM |
| Georgia (Jasper County), Mansfield — 107-10 — Mansfield's Famous Southpaw |
| | Sherrod Malone Smith (1891-1949) played 23 years of professional baseball including 14 seasons in the major leagues. Babe Ruth, another left-hander, said
that he was, "the greatest pick-off artist who ever lived." He played in Pittsburgh, Brooklyn and Cleveland and in the 2,052 innings he pitched, only
two bases were stolen. Smith posted a 115/118 won/lost record in the majors with 21 saves, and a record of 67/39 in the minors. He pitched 30-1/3 innings in three World Series games with a 0.89 . . . — Map (db m12260) HM |
| Georgia (Richmond County), Augusta — 121-1 — Bobby Jones and the Beginning of the Grand Slam |
| | On the golf links of the Forrest Hills-Ricker Hotel, Bobby Jones won the Southeastern Open of 1930. He went on to victory that year in the British Amateur, British Open, U.S. Open, and U.S. Amateur –- golf’s Grand Slam and a feat yet to be repeated. A lifelong amateur, Jones won four U.S. Opens, five U.S. Amateurs, three British Opens, and one British Amateur, but called his thirteen-shot victory in the 1930 Southeastern Open, “the best-played tournament I ever turned out in my . . . — Map (db m21288) HM |
| Georgia (Richmond County), Augusta — Dr. John M. Tutt — 1886 - 1968 |
| | Revered as a teacher and a coach,
"Professor Tutt" began his career
under the leadership of Miss Lucy
C. Laney at Haines Institute, where
he remained from 1906 to 1949,
longer than anyone else. From Lincoln
University (Pennsylvania), he recieved
the Bachelor of Science and the
Bachelor of Arts degrees; the Bradley
Natural Science Medal, the highest
honor a Lincoln scholar could achieve;
and the Doctor of Pedagogy (1946)
He did further study at Paine College
and Columbia University . . . — Map (db m36138) HM |
| Georgia (Richmond County), Augusta — 121-13 — John McClinton Tutt — 1886-1968 |
| | For over six decades, John Tutt educated Augusta's youth at the Haines Normal and Industrial Institute and Lucy Craft Laney High School. After graduating from Lincoln University in 1905, Tutt returned to Augusta to teach Mathematics. Coach Tutt's teams amassed hundreds of wins in football, basketball, baseball, and track and field-many against college and semi-professional teams. He was a founding member of the Southern Coaches and Officials Association (est. 1922) and was instrumental in . . . — Map (db m36621) HM |
| Georgia (Stephens County), Toccoa — Paul Anderson Memorial Park |
| | Gold Medalist
Weightlifting
1956 Olympic Games
Melbourne, Australia
———————
"The Greatest Weight Ever Raised by a Human Being
6,270 pounds in a backlift."
Listed in
The Guinness Book of World Records and Famous First Facts
———————
World Champion
World Record Holder
U.S. National Champion
U.S. National Record Holder
U.S.A. Goodwill Ambassador
Georgia Athletic Hall of . . . — Map (db m63434) HM |
| Georgia (Telfair County), Jacksonville — 134-4 — World Record Bass |
| | Approximately two miles from this spot, on June 2, 1932, George W. Perry, a 19-year old farm boy, caught was to become America`s most famous fish. The twenty-two pound four ounce largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoldes) exceeded the existing record by more than two pounds has has retained the world record for more than fifty years. Perry and his friend, J.E. Page, were fishing in Montgomery Lake, a slough off the Ocmulgee River, not for trophies but to bring food to the table during those days . . . — Map (db m57147) HM |
| Georgia (Toombs County), Vidalia — 138-2 — Paul Anderson — 1932~1994 World's Strongest Man |
| | Paul Anderson was born October 17, 1932 in Toccoa and attended Furman University where he began lifting weights. In 1955 he traveled as a goodwill ambassador from the United States to the Soviet Union and there his lifting surpassed many world records. Later that year he won the World Championships. He brought home the gold medal from the 1956 Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. To date, he was the last American to win a gold medal in the super heavyweight division. On June 12, 1957, he lifted a . . . — Map (db m59111) HM |
| Georgia (Whitfield County), Dalton — Johnny Marcus Memorial Loop |
| | This plaque honors the memory of Johnny Marcus, a local running enthusiast who died in an automobile accident, April 7, 1995. His dedication and commitment to the sport of running was inspiring to those who now follow in his footsteps. — Map (db m12913) HM |
| Hawaii (Honolulu County), Honolulu — 16 — Duke Kahanamoku — Waikīkī Historic Trail |
| | Olympic swimming champion Duke Kahanamoku (1890–1986) spent much of his youth here in Kālia with his mother’s family, the Paoas. The family owned most of the 20 acres which the Hilton Hawaiian Village now occupies.
It is said that it was here in
Kālia that a husband waited
patiently for the return of his
wife who had been wooed
away by a rival chief on
Maui; hence, the name Kālia
or “waited for.” Duke’s
grandfather, Ho`olae Paoa,
a descendant of royal . . . — Map (db m13188) HM |
| Hawaii (Honolulu County), Honolulu — 17 — Kālia Bay — Waikīkī Historic Trail |
| | Fish were easily netted from the ponds near Pi‘inaio Stream.
In ancient times, the
area was home to many Hawaiian families, who enjoyed the offerings in its bountiful waters. It was not unusual to see native men and women fishing, diving, and gathering seaweed here. Originally, the Pi‘inaio was Waikīkī’s third stream, which entered the ocean here where the ‘Ilikai Hotel now stands. Unlike the Kuekaunahi and
‘Apuakēhau streams, the mouth of the Pi‘inaio was a large, . . . — Map (db m13127) HM |
| Idaho (Shoshone County), Avery — “Wintering” Roland |
| |
Bitterroot winters are frigid and long-lasting, with the snow staying on the ridges and packed into the draws and gullies well into the spring.
Roland and East Portal can receive up to a foot of snow an hour during a big storm. The snowpack can be twelve or fifteen feet deep at winter’s peak, piled up in countable layers, marking each storm just as a tree’s rings show the passing years.
The bitter cold drained off the heat from even the largest steam locomotive’s boiler, leaving it . . . — Map (db m45561) HM |
| Idaho (Shoshone County), Mullan — History of Lookout Pass |
| | Lookout Pass is one of the original U.S. Ski areas. The area was first utilized by local Scandinavians who hopped off Northern Pacific freight cars to enjoy a day of alpine skiing at the Pass. A rope tow was installed in 1936 through use of parts from an abandoned car wreck that was found along the old Yellowstone Hwy which is now I-90. The Idaho Ski Club officially opened Lookout Pass Ski Area on February 24, 1938. A highway maintenance shed was nicknamed “Buzzard's Roost” and . . . — Map (db m45200) HM |
| Illinois (Cook County), Chicago — Jack Brickhouse — Hall of Fame Broadcaster — 1917-1998 |
| |
[Front:]
[Artwork motif of Wrigley Field, Soldier Field and Comiskey Park.]
'Hey Hey'
[Left Side:]
Inducted into Media Wing of Baseball Hall of Fame, Cooperstown, NY, in 1983, and 13 other Halls of Fame throughout the nation.
Broadcasted for Chicago Cubs – 40 years;
Chicago White Sox – 27 years;
Chicago Bears - 24 years;
1st TV voice for Chicago Bulls.
1962 – play by play announcer for 1st satellite telecast. Recipient of . . . — Map (db m47668) HM |
| Illinois (Kane County), Dundee — Billy and Ma Sunday |
| | Evangelist William "Billy" Sunday and his wife Helen "Ma" Sunday owned this farm, 1899-1913, and spent their summers here. Ma was born on the farm. Billy was born in Ames, Iowa, in 1862. He played outfield for Chicago and other National League Baseball Clubs, 1883-1890. From 1896 until his death in 1935 he conducted religious revivals in cities and towns across the nation. His wife shared his work. In May-June 1900 Billy led a month-long revival in West Dundee Park. — Map (db m55486) HM |
| Illinois (Kane County), Elgin — Elgin Road Races |
| | This marker is along the “south leg” of the Elgin road races. Beginning in 1910, many leading drivers and mechanics competed here in grueling tests of speed and endurance that contributed to the development of the modern automobile.
Manufacturers were attracted to these races because the course had no cross roads, steep hills, railroad tracks, or population centers to reduce the car’s speed. The race’s success was enhanced by proximity to Chicago and the cooperation of area . . . — Map (db m55454) HM |
| Illinois (Lake County), Great Lakes — Great Lakes Athletics |
| | Throughout WWI and WWII, athletic opportunities for recruits included swimming, basketball, hockey, water polo, boxing, wrestling and track and field. But, it was in football that Great Lakes achieved national prominence. Among the thousands of recruits streaming through the gates were players from Notre Dame, Northwestern, Iowa, Washington, Detroit, Ohio State and a host of others. One of the players who would achieve fame in professional football was George Halas (“Papa Bear” of . . . — Map (db m37922) HM |
| Illinois (Lake County), Great Lakes — The Great Lakes Football Team — Great Lakes History Trail Stop 9 |
| | Throughout WWI and WWII, athletic opportunities for recruits included swimming, basketball, hockey, water polo, boxing, wrestling and track & field. But, it was in WWI football that Great Lakes achieved national prominence. Among the thousands of recruits streaming through the gates were players from Notre Dame, Northwestern, Iowa, Washington, Detroit, Ohio State and a host of others. One of the players who would achieve fame in professional football was George Halas (“Papa Bear” . . . — Map (db m38077) HM |
| Illinois (Lake County), Great Lakes — World War I / Between the Wars |
| | World War IOn April 6, 1917, less than six years after Great Lakes was opened, the U.S. declared war on the Central Powers. By August, the number of trainees grew from 618 to 50,000. Vast tent cities sprang up to house the flood of volunteers. Captain Moffett, Commanding Officer of Great Lakes at the time, organized the huge, influx into “Regiments.” Each Regiment of 1,726 men was a self-contained unit incorporating its own administration building, galley, mess halls, . . . — Map (db m37996) HM |
| Indiana (Allen County), Fort Wayne — League Park |
| | The first professional organized league baseball game was played here on May 4, 1871 ending in a victory for the Fort Wayne Kekiongas over the Cleveland Forest Citys by a score of 2-0. A wooden structure was built in 1883 and rebuilt numerous times over the next several decades. In 1908, Claude Varnell, whose Fort Wayne “Billikins” was a minor league team associated with the St. Louis Cardinals, rebuilt the park. This included the then unique idea of a grass infield. The field, . . . — Map (db m59686) HM |
| Indiana (Franklin County), Brookville — 24.2002.1 — Brookville's Grandstand |
| | Side one
This grandstand built 1922 to seat 1, 000 and serve fans of new Brookville semi-pro team. Twenty box seats included to help pay for construction. Central platform included for community activities. Facility later used for youth sports. Structure renovated 1992 for continuing use by community.
Side two
Baseball has been played in Brookville since at least 1867 when local amateur teams played out-of-town teams. A local team joined semi-pro Southern Indiana Baseball . . . — Map (db m44693) HM |
| Indiana (Harrison County), Corydon — Harrison County (Indiana) Fair |
| | Oldest continuous County Fair existing in Indiana. First fair held Sept. 11 - 14, 1860. Citizens met jan. 1860, organized Harrison County Agricultural Society, adopted constitution which with amendments governs yet today. Ground purchased Mar. 1860 from Benj. Aydelott, half mile track constructed for pacing or trotting, racing against time. In 1904, mare Bertha W won race and dropped dead at grandstand, buried north center field. Near mouth of spring Edw. Smith, first Corydon white settler . . . — Map (db m9634) HM |
| Indiana (Marion County), Indianapolis — 49.1975.2 — Indianapolis Motor Speedway |
| | Constructed in 1909, the Speedway has contributed significantly to the advancement of automotive technology and development of safety devices. It is unchallenged as the world's oldest continuously operated race course and the site of the largest one-day sports event anywhere. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places and dedicated on the 59th running of the "500," May 25, 1975. — Map (db m228) HM |
| Indiana (Montgomery County), Crawfordsville — Cradle of Basketball |
| |
Side “A”
In 1892 the game of basketball was brought to Crawfordsville from its birthplace in Massachusetts by Rev. Nicholas McCay, General Secretary of the Crawfordsville YMCA that was located on this site in what would become known as the Terminal Building. Teams from Crawfordsville and Montgomery County schools and Wabash College first played the game here. Over the years, the game of basketball evolved into “Hoosier Hysteria” culminating every year . . . — Map (db m41945) HM |
| Indiana (Parke County), Nyesville — Birthplace of Mordecai Brown — " Three Finger Brown " |
| | Front
Birthplace of Mordecai Brown
Born in this Mining Community of Nyesville, Indiana.
The first Indiana player inducted into the
Baseball Hall of Fame
His 14 year Major League career Boast the following Records:
Total Games —————– 481
Games Started —————332
Games Completed ———–271
Games Won —————– 239
Games Lost . . . — Map (db m59771) HM |
| Indiana (Porter County), Ogden Dunes — 64.1997.1 — Ogden Dunes Ski Jump |
| | Steel and wood ski jump with adjustable height and length was built here for Ogden Dunes Ski club, incorporated in 1927 to promote winter sports. Five annual events with international competitors were held 1928-1932, with 7,000 to 20,000 spectators. Reputed to be the largest artificial ski jump at the time. Dismantled after 1932 event. — Map (db m64162) HM |
| Indiana (St. Joseph County), South Bend — Coach Frank Leahy — 1908 - 1973 |
| | [Front]:
This sculpture was presented to the University of Notre Dame on September 19, 1997 by his former players, the Leahy Family, ND Alumni and his many admirers.
[Reverse]:
Frank Leahy coached at Notre Dame a total of 11 years (1941 - 1943, 1946 - 1953), winning four undisputed National Championships in 1943, 1946, 1947, 1949 and a split National Championship in 1953. His teams were unbeaten six of eleven years he coached -- undefeated in 39 straight games Coach Frank . . . — Map (db m12257) HM |
| Indiana (St. Joseph County), South Bend — Knute Rockne — Head Coach — 1918-1930 |
| | 105 wins, 12 losses, 5 ties
National Champions: 1924, 1929, 1930 — Map (db m36974) HM |
| Indiana (St. Joseph County), South Bend — Lou Holtz — Head Coach — 1986-1996 |
| | 100 wins, 30 losses, 2 ties
National Championship: 1988
"Trust, Love, Commitment" — Map (db m37009) HM |
| Indiana (St. Joseph County), South Bend — Michael A. Berticelli — April 26, 1951 - January 25, 2000 |
| | 1990-2000
University of Notre Dame Head Men's Soccer Coach
104 Victories
3 Conference Championships
3 NCAA Tournament Appearances
So much more than a winning record, Mike Berticelli established a high level of pride, commitment and integrity within the men's soccer program at Notre Dame. For countless student athletes "Coach B" was the one true and fixed landmark upon which they always could rely. Similar to a large rock, firm and solid, durable and steady, Mike Berticelli was a . . . — Map (db m12258) HM |
| Indiana (St. Joseph County), South Bend — Notre Dame Fieldhouse |
| | . . . — Map (db m12174) HM |
| Indiana (St. Joseph County), South Bend — Riehle Playing Field |
| | Named in honor of Rev. James I. Riehle, C.S.C., a graduate of Notre Dame, a priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross and a friend and a minister of Notre Dame athletes. Father Riehle was a residence hall rector before and after his service as Dean of Students (1967-73), and he held lengthy tenures as chaplain for the Department of Athletics and as executive director of the National Monogram Club.
June 7, 2001 — Map (db m37003) HM |
| Indiana (Vigo County), Terre Haute — Gold Medal Plaza |
| | Dedicated to these three Garfield High School athletes who took our community to ‘A Level Above’.
Terre Haute - parks & recreation
Gold Medal Sponsors
City of Terre Haute
A Friend of Union Hospital
First Financial Bank
Garfield High School Alumni
Private Donors
A special thanks to Gary Fears and Brian Miller
for the vision to create this plaza.
2009 — Map (db m58420) HM |
| Indiana (Warren County), Pine Village — 86.2002.1 — Pine Village Football |
| | side one
Local team was important Indiana precursor to modern professional football organizations. Clinton Beckett introduced football to Pine Village High School 1898. Town and high school teams played on bottomland, northwest of here, starting local football tradition. Town team, the Villagers, managed by C. J. Shackleton and later by Clair Rhode.
side two
Team became "professional" 1915, claiming state and regional Championships. Jim Thorpe, All-American, played for . . . — Map (db m8559) HM |
| Kansas (Allen County), Humboldt — George Alexander Sweatt |
| | George A. Sweatt Park is named for Humboldt native, George Sweatt, born December 12, 1893. He graduated from Humboldt High School in 1912. Following military service in World War I, he attended Pittsburg State University from 1920 to 1922. A good student and all-around athlete, Sweatt earned a teacher's certificate and became that school's first black athlete to receive a letter in football, basketball, and track. In 1922, Sweatt began a seven-year professional baseball career in the Negro . . . — Map (db m57489) HM |
| Kansas (Allen County), Humboldt — Walter Johnson Birth Site |
| | On November 6, 1887, Hall of Fame baseball pitcher Walter Perry Johnson was born on this farm site. In 1901, he moved with his family into the town of Humboldt. During a career with the Washington Senators from 1907 to 1927, he became famous for his fastball and his sterling character.
Hank Thomas
Grandson and Author
——————
[Concrete baseball diamond pad]
[Pitchers mound]
Frank & Minnie Johnson family farm
Effie, Walter, Earl, & Leslie . . . — Map (db m57497) HM |
| Kansas (Atchison County), Muscotah — Joe Tinker — 7-27-1880 • 7-27-1948 |
| |
Born In Muscotah, KS
Inducted Into The
Baseball Hall of Fame 1946
Played Shortshop With The
Chicago Cubs 1902-1912
Famous For The
Double Play Combination
Tinker To Evers To Chance — Map (db m63753) HM |
| Kansas (Cowley County), Arkansas City — 1996 Olympic Torch Relay — Arkansas City — Heart of the Flame |
| |
May 18, 1996
Torch Bearers
Charles Dow, Local Community Hero
Emily Bergkamp • Michael Goff
Amanda Crouse • Shaunta Lolar
Greg Gann • Trisha Morgan
Jenny Graham • Brooke Snowden
Nick Gilliland • Chad Taylor
100th Anniversary of the Olympic Flame
26th Olympiad
Atlanta, Georgia
Gordon-Piatt Energy Group.
Designer and Manufacturer
of the Olympic Cauldron Burners — Map (db m60510) HM |
| Kansas (Crawford County), Pittsburg — Pittsburg State University Gymnasium |
| | On this site stood the first university gymnasium/fieldhouse. Built in 1922, it was torn down in 1972, following the opening of the Garfield W. Weede Physical Education Building. Several bricks and the building plaque from the gymnasium are featured in this site marker. — Map (db m22311) HM |
| Kansas (Dickinson County), Abilene — 5 — Eisenhower Park |
| | Franklin D. Roosevelt's New Deal and Works Progress Administration was the basis for the construction of Abilene's swimming pool, stadium, rose garden, and other buildings located in this park. This park project under the WPA was one of thirty such projects over the state sponsored by the federal government.
Construction of the swimming pool, later labeled by experts as "the finest pool in the state of Kansas," was begun December of 1936 with sixty men working four days a week. These men . . . — Map (db m49551) HM |
| Kansas (Douglas County), Lawrence — Adolph Frederick Rupp |
| | Born in Halstead, Kansas, of German emigrant parents Sept. 2, 1901, he was quite proud that he was a full-blooded German.
Rupp graduated from Halstead High School and then attended the University of Kansas where he played basketball under Coach Phog Allen. Dr. Naismith was also at K.U. at the time.
Rupp told the story that as a child he would sack sawdust into what resembled a basketball and then with a barrel hoop nailed to the side of a barn he learned to shoot baskets. Learning to . . . — Map (db m54601) HM |
| Kansas (Douglas County), Lawrence — Arthur C. "Dutch" Lonborg |
| | Three Sport Letterman, All American 1919
Coach at Northwestern University 23 years
Helped organize first NCAA Basketball Tournament
University of Kansas Athletic Director 1950-1964
Manager of the 1960 U.S. Olympic Basketball Team, Chairman for 13 years
NCAA Basketball Tournament Chairman
Inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 1972 [sic 1973] — Map (db m54594) HM |
| Kansas (Douglas County), Lawrence — Dean Smith |
| | Emporia, Kansas is Dean Smith's birthplace. After completing school in Emporia and Topeka, he came to the University of Kansas where he played under Coach Phog Allen. Dean played on the National Championship team, the 1952 team which beat St. John's 80-63. The 1953 team went to the National Finals but lost to Indiana in the final game.
Smith has coached at North Carolina for over thirty years, his career beginning in 1961. Since that time his team won the 1971 NIT and the NCAA Championship . . . — Map (db m54602) HM |
| Kansas (Douglas County), Lawrence — Dr. F. C. "Phog" Allen |
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As a University of Kansas student in 1905, Phog Allen played basketball for the inventor of the game, Dr. James Naismith. His performance produced three Letters from 1905-1907 and earned him a place on the roster of the K. C. Athletic Club.
His coaching career at the University of Kansas began in 1907 and continued through 1909. When Allen told Dr. Naismith that he wanted to coach, Naismith replied "You do not coach basketball, you play it."
Not only did he fill the coaching position . . . — Map (db m54599) HM |
| Kansas (Douglas County), Lawrence — Dr. James Naismith |
| | Born November 6, 1861 in Almonte Ontario, Canada and died November 28, 1939 in Lawrence, Kansas. Buried in Lawrence Memorial Park.
Dr. Naismith invented the game of basketball as a winter indoor sport for the YMCA at Springfield, Massachusetts in 1891.
In 1898 he accepted a position at the University of Kansas. His goal was to develop the University's Physical Education Department. He also agreed to accept the coaching position of K.U.'s first basketball team.
K.U.'s first games were . . . — Map (db m54545) HM |
| Kansas (Douglas County), Lawrence — Forrest "Phog" Clare Allen — November 18, 1885 - September 16, 1974 — Father of Basketball Coaching |
| | Known as "Phog" for his foghorn umpire calls and "Doc" for his osteopathic skills ("I won more games at the training table than on the sidelines"), Allen was KU's head basketball coach from 1920 until his retirement in 1956.
Truly a great teacher, with a career win-loss record of 746-264, Phog coached 14 All-Americans; 24 Conference Championships at Kansas; 3 National Championships teams and was National Coach of the Year in 1950.
Before helping establish an NCAA post-season tournament . . . — Map (db m54541) HM |
| Kansas (Douglas County), Lawrence — Larry Brown |
| | University of Kansas Basketball Coach
1984-1988. Every team during his
tenure advanced to the NCAA
Tournament, twice to the Final Four
His 1988 team won the National
Championship, beating Oklahoma 83-79
His 1986 team's record was 35-4 — Map (db m54596) HM |
| Kansas (Finney County), Garden City — Ben Grimsley Arches |
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Built in 1929, the arches framed the doorway into the community's new gymnasium. The gym was named for Ben Grimsley -- coach, teacher, and tireless supporter of community cultural and athletic events. Razed in 1987, the arches were saved and reconstructed in 1989, through the combined efforts of the Finney County Historical Society, Friends of Lee Richardson Zoo, the City of Garden City and the Finnup Foundation as a new entryway into the zoo. They stand as a tribute to both Ben Grimsley . . . — Map (db m65861) HM |
| Kansas (Finney County), Garden City — The Big Pool — is a Finalist for the 8 Wonders of Kansas Customs |
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The attraction, affectionately called the "Big Pool," is indeed a jaw-dropping mammoth concrete pond. At 320' x 220' it's larger than a football field with a surface area of 72,600 sq. ft. and holds 2.6 million gallons of water. It is so big that even a modest western Kansas wind drives miniature waves across the water's surface.
History
The real value of the Big Pool is as an historic Garden City landmark, tied to the community's heritage and identity. The pool was originally the . . . — Map (db m65885) HM |
| Kansas (Geary County), Fort Riley — West Riding Hall / Polk Hall |
| | (Left of Stairs) West Riding Hall Constructed 1908 Used as an indoor training arena by mounted troops, the Cavalry School, and the U.S. Olympic equestrian team and for horse shows and polo games until 1952 (Right of stairs) Polk Hall in memory of James Hilliard Polk General United States Army 1911-1992 Duty - Honor - Country (Other co-located memorial markers) (Left Side) Henry R. Adair 1st Lieut. 10th Cav. U.S.A. Killed in Battle at Carrizal, Mexico . . . — Map (db m44341) HM |
| Kansas (Montgomery County), Caney — Caney High School Stadium |
| |
Constructed by
The United States Government
Works Progress Administration
August 1938 – October 1939
First Night Game September 29, 1939
Caney 39 Altoona 0
Stadium Dedication October 27, 1939
Caney 19 Sedan 0
Attendance 1600
Total Cost $52,370.64
——————
Sponsored by
The Board of Education
A Works Progress Administration Project
1938 — Map (db m57877) HM |
| Kansas (Montgomery County), Coffeyville — Walter Johnson |
| |
A champion on and off the field
His greatness
an enduring contribution
to baseball
Games Won - 414
Shutouts - 113
Strikeouts - 3497
Opening Game Shutouts 7
Scoreless consecutive innings 56 — Map (db m60836) HM |
| Kansas (Montgomery County), Independence — First Night Game in Organized Baseball |
| |
Played Here
Shulthis Stadium
April 28, 1930
Western Association League
Independence Producers vs
Muskogee Chiefs — Map (db m57831) HM |
| Kansas (Montgomery County), Independence — Kayo's Boys — Walter "Kayo" Emmot |
| |
The Undefeated 1957
[Photo, Roster, Victories, Trophy]
The Undefeated 1958
[Photo, Roster, Victories, Trophy]
The Undefeated 1959
[Photo, Roster, Victories, Trophy]
The Undefeated 1960
[Photo, Roster, Victories, Trophy]
The Undefeated 1961
[Photo, Roster, Victories, Trophy]
The Undefeated 1962
[Photo, Roster, Victories, Trophy] — Map (db m61646) HM |
| Kansas (Reno County), Hutchinson — Gus Gorilla — Pittsburg State University |
| | In 1920, a group of PSU students organized themselves as the Gorillas, a '20s slang term for roughnecks, with the purpose to promote school spirit. In 1925, the student body unanimously adopted the ferocious beast as the school mascot. The Gorilla, which affectionately became known as Gus, underwent numerous transformations over the years. In 1986, Graphic Artist Mike Hailey developed the current split-face Gorilla logo. PSU is the only university in the country with the gorilla as its mascot. — Map (db m40010) HM |
| Kansas (Reno County), Hutchinson — The Legend of Corky the Hornet — Emporia State University |
| | In the early 1930s, the Kansas State Teachers College students were known as the "Yaps." Not fond of the name, legendary coach Vic Trusler suggested to Cecil Carle of the Emporia Gazette that the team be called the "Yellow Jackets" because the men wore sweaters with black stripes on their sleeves. The name evolved to "Hornets" because of a lack of newspaper space.
Corky the Hornet made his debut in 1933, when sophomore Paul Edwards (BSE 1937) designed him for a campus-wide logo . . . — Map (db m40032) HM |
| Kansas (Reno County), Hutchinson — The Story of WuShock — Wichita State University |
| | It was 1904 when Wichita State University was known as Fairmoun[t] College that R.J. Kirk (Class of 1907), a football manager, invented the name "Wheat Shockers" for posters to advertise a game against the Chilocco Indians. It was shortened to "Shockers" as Wichita State teams are known today.
Kirk had put the word "Indians" under the name Chilocco and a press agent for the Wichita Fall Festival, helping to publicize the contest, demanded that Kirk should produce a nickname for Fairmount to . . . — Map (db m40004) HM |
| Kansas (Reno County), Hutchinson — The University of Kansas Jayhawk |
| | The University of Kansas is home to a mythical bird with a fascinating history: the Jayhawk. The legendary KU mascot originated in the 1850s border war in Kansas Territory over the question of slavery. No one knows the true origin of the term "Jayhawker," but it came to be applied to those who favored making Kansas a free state. Lawrence, where KU was founded in the aftermath of the Civil War, was a free state stronghold.
The first known connection between KU and the Jayhawk came in 1886, . . . — Map (db m40037) HM |
| Kansas (Reno County), Hutchinson — Victor E. Tiger — Fort Hayes State University |
| | Our mascot has a mysterious past. The Tiger has existed in various forms since 1914, but there is no conclusive historical record of its creation. Some evidence suggests that it may have been the brainchild of W.A. Lewis, our first president. Through many years there was no officially designated version of the FHSU Tiger, so many varieties came and went -- with two or three or more versions of the Tiger sharing the stage in any given year! Dr. Edward H. Hammond, FHSU president, decided in 1999 . . . — Map (db m40029) HM |
| Kansas (Reno County), Hutchinson — Wildcat Evolution — [Kansas State University] |
| | "Originally known as the Aggies," the term "Wildcats" was first adopted for Kansas State University athletic teams in 1915 when football coach "Jawn" Bender called his players wildcats after they fought to a 0 - 0 tie with Missouri.
"Willie the Wildcat" is the oldest active logo, having been introduced in the early 1960's. The Powercat logo arrived in 1989 and was first used by the football team. Today, it is the most popular mark in sales in the history of K-State. — Map (db m40005) HM |
| Kansas (Sedgwick County), Wichita — Coleman — Member of WSU Baseball Founders Club |
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A beacon of light in the community since 1901, The Coleman Company has provided many products that bring together family and friends for lifelong outdoor memories. "Coleman Hill" is a living example of their commitment to Wichita.
Thank you from Shocker Baseball.
Dedicated this day, April 8, 2000. — Map (db m56351) HM |
| Kansas (Sedgwick County), Wichita — Gene Stephenson's Wichita State University All Americans |
| | . . . — Map (db m56286) HM |
| Kansas (Sedgwick County), Wichita — Gerald and Shannon Michaud — Members of WSU Baseball Founders Club |
| | Nationally renowned trial lawyer, graduate of Washburn University Law School, tremendously successful for over 49 years, together with his wife, Shannon, have graciously given to the community, as well as WSU Baseball. Their concern for others and commitment to excellence are second to none.
Thank you from Shocker Baseball.
Dedicated this day, April 8, 2000. — Map (db m56350) HM |
| Kansas (Sedgwick County), Wichita — Harry "Hap" Bledsoe — Member of WSU Baseball Founders Club — Developer • Civic Leader • Philanthropist |
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Came to Wichita in 1958 and developed Resthaven Gardens of memory and Resthaven Funeral Home from a wheat field into one of the Midwest's most beautiful Cemeteries; past president of the International Cemetery and Funeral Home Assn. and in 1998 named to the Association's Hall of Honor.
This Plaza is dedicated to the many families who had Faith, and supported him in the development of Resthaven which made this Gift possible.
Thank you from Shocker Baseball
Dedicated this day, April 8, 2000 — Map (db m56329) HM |
| Kansas (Sedgwick County), Wichita — John Cheney on Wichita State Basketball — Sports Trail Walk Path |
| | "We've played in tougher places. At Wichita State, those fans would stand up and clap at the beginning of each half, and until their team scores, they don't sit down. We had 'em clapping for four minutes one time...And I think everybody had a knife but us. That was a tough place to play."
John Cheney, former Temple head basketball coach from 1982-2006, when asked about a pro-Carolina crowd they would face at a 1988 tournament in Charlotte, N.C.
For more infomation on other great . . . — Map (db m56424) HM |
| Kansas (Sedgwick County), Wichita — Memorial '70 — To Those Who Died in Colorado October 2, 1970 |
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Marvin G. Brown, Jr. • Donald E. Christian • John W. Duren • Martin E. Harrison • Ronald G. Johnson • Randall B. Kiesau • Malory W. Kimmel • Carl R. Krueger • Stephan A. Moore • Thomas B. Owen, Jr. • Eugene Robinson • Thomas T. Shedden • Richard N. Stines • John R. Taylor • Jack R. Vetter
Carl G. Fahrbach • Floyd W. Farmer • Albert C. and Marion Katzenmeyer • Thomas A. Reeves • Ben and Helen Wilson • Ramon P. and Maxine Coleman • John W. and Etta Mae Grooms • Raymond E. and Yvonne King • . . . — Map (db m56277) HM |
| Kansas (Sedgwick County), Wichita — O.L. "Rusty" & Joan Eck — Members of the WSU Baseball Founders Club |
| | Longtime successful Wichita area businessman and his wife, Joan, whose drive for excellence may have only been exceeded by their genuine concern for others. Only through their initial commitment in 1983 did Phase I - "Eck Stadium" become reality. Their continued involvement with each Phase in the development of Eck Stadium have made the "Dream" come true.
Thank you from Shocker Baseball.
Dedicated this day, April 8, 2000. — Map (db m56335) HM |
| Kansas (Sedgwick County), Wichita — Ron and Linda Tyler — Members of WSU Baseball Founders Club |
| | Former WSU Baseball pitcher (1965-66), and successful businessman who together with his wife, Linda, made Phase II a reality by funding the project in the Fall of 1987. With the naming of "Tyler Field" upon completion and the establishment of a multi-million dollar life insurance policy dedicated to the program, the Tylers gave Shocker Baseball long term stability it had never before known.
Thank you from Shocker Baseball.
Dedicated this day, April 8, 2000. — Map (db m56332) HM |
| Kansas (Sedgwick County), Wichita — Virginia H. Farah Foundation — Member of WSU Baseball Founders Club. |
| | The Virginia H. Farah Foundation's early support of the Eck Stadium Phase IV renovation project was instrumental in making it a reality. The Foundation supports selected charitable causes throughout the world. Its Trustees chose to give something back to the childhood hometown of its founder, by the naming of the "Virginia H. Farah Foundation All-American Club". This is a living testament to the quality of the WSU Baseball program. Thank you from Shocker Baseball.
Dedicated this day, April 8, 2000. — Map (db m56331) HM |
| Kansas (Sedgwick County), Wichita — Wichita State University Shockers 1989 NCAA National Champion |
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In honor of the 1989 Shocker Baseball Team, remembered for its determination and never-say-die attitude. Its gritty character was never more evident than during post-season tournament competition when it overcame injuries to key players and won six elimination contests with a makeshift lineup to become the first Wichita State University team to win an NCAA championship.
NCAA West II Regional
(Fresno, CA)
WSU 4 • Portland 0
WSU 12 • Pepperdine 1
Michigan 14 • WSU 5
WSU 6 • Fresno . . . — Map (db m56313) HM |
| Kansas (Wilson County), Neodesha — Dutch Lorbeer — American Legion Park |
| | Adley "Dutch" Lorbeer (1902-1983) came to Neodesha in 1929. Dutch enjoyed a six year pro-ball stint with the Pittsburg[h] Pirates and the New York Yankees organizations, an experience which profoundly influenced the rest of his life. Returning to Neodesha he became sponsor for the Neodesha American Legion baseball team in 1945. This organization enabled boys aged fifteen to eighteen to play ball competitively. Dutch coached, purchased their uniforms, baseballs, bats and gloves and took them . . . — Map (db m57603) HM |
| Kentucky (Fayette County), Lexington — A. B. Hancock Sr. — 1875 - 1957 |
| | Arthur Boyd Hancock Sr. was the son of Capt. Richard Hancock, who established Ellerslie as the leading horse farm in Virginia late in the 19th Century. Arthur Sr. returned from the University of Chicago in 1895 to assist his father, and later, as head of Ellerslie, held onto the farm and broodmares despite the near demise of racing during a wave of antagonistic legislation. In 1915, Hancock started a second farm, in Paris, Ky., on land inherited by his wife, Nancy Clay. After running both farms . . . — Map (db m58285) HM |
| Kentucky (Fayette County), Lexington — Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt — 1912 - 1999 |
| | Son of a sporting coachman, who went down on the Lusitania, Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt took over his family's Sagamore Farm in Maryland after his 21st birthday in 1933. He soon purchased Discovery, which campaigned across the country for several years as one of America's most rugged Thoroughbred champions. Vanderbilt also was drawn into race track management. Pimlico Race Course, and its Preakness Stakes, prospered under his presidency, and Vanderbilt had two stints as president of New York . . . — Map (db m58313) HM |
| Kentucky (Fayette County), Lexington — Allen Paulson — 1922 - 2000 |
| | Long before he owned the international champion Cigar, Allen Paulson had established an American success story honored by the Horatio Alger Association and the Wright Brothers Trophy. Born in Clinton, Iowa, into a family that was to be bankrupted by the Depression, Paulson ventured to California, where he worked on a cattle ranch. He would wash planes for local pilots in exchange for rides. At nineteen, he joined TWA and later developed and patented an improved lubrication valve for aircraft. . . . — Map (db m58319) HM |
| Kentucky (Fayette County), Lexington — Andrew Jackson — 1767 - 1845 |
| | George Washington's diary included references to attending horse racing and Thomas Jefferson was also an avid horseman. Their interest, however, could hardly match that of Andrew Jackson, who stabled some of his race horses on the White House Grounds during his presidency. While Jackson's fame in America rightly comes from service as President, general, and jurist, he was also a sportsman throughout life. When he moved westward from North Carolina, he at one time conceived of building a race . . . — Map (db m58344) HM |
| Kentucky (Fayette County), Lexington — Arthur B. Hancock, Jr. — 1910 - 1972 |
| | Arthur B. Hancock, Jr. was given the nickname of "Bull" while in school. He was known as such thereafter, the name fitting his large physical frame and deep, commanding voice. Hancock inherited responsibility for Claiborne Farm in Paris, Kentucky, which had been established by his father and mother. The family connection to Thoroughbred racing went back one earlier generation to Capt. Richard Hancock, who settled on a farm in Virginia after being wounded there while in service to Gen. Stonewall . . . — Map (db m57720) HM |
| Kentucky (Fayette County), Lexington — August Belmont II — 1853 - 1924 |
| | Man O’ War, the legendary race horse from the Golden Age of Sport, was bred in Kentucky by August Belmont II. For more than a quarter-century, Belmont was perhaps the most important figure in Thoroughbred racing, as chairman of the Jockey Club, a member of the New York Racing Commission and president of the Grand Race Track named Belmont Park for his father. He also was influential outside racing, particularly in his key role of financing the New York Subway System and the Cape Cod Canal. . . . — Map (db m57640) HM |
| Kentucky (Fayette County), Lexington — Bing Crosby — 1904 - 1977 |
| | After Meadow Court wom the Irish Sweeps Derby of 1965, fans were treated to Bing Crosby's impromptu crooning of "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling." The famous singer and actor was part owner of the winning colt. Years before, Crosby had greeted the opening-day crowd at Del Mar Race Track in California with a rendition of "Where the Surf Meets the Turf." He and actor Pat O'Brien were original owners of Del Mar, where Crosby's knowledge of technical developments led to introduction of the photo . . . — Map (db m57709) HM |
| Kentucky (Fayette County), Lexington — C. V. Whitney — 1899 - 1992 |
| | Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney represented the third generation of the Whitney family's prominence in business, society, and racing. His mother was a granddaughter of shipping and railroad tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt. C. V. Whitney and a cousin, John Hay Whitney, financed early color motion pictures, including Gone With the Wind, and Whitney's own company later produced the John Wayne film The searchers. Whitney was among the founders of Pan American Airways and served as Assistant Secretary of . . . — Map (db m58299) HM |
| Kentucky (Fayette County), Lexington — Capt. Harry Guggenheim — 1890 - 1971 |
| | Charles Lindbergh regarded Capt. Harry F. Guggenheim and Dr. Robert Goddard as the two most forward looking men in the early history of aerospace. Guggenheim financed much of Goddard's research and was himself a combat flyer in both world wars. Guggenheim also served as United States Ambassador to Cuba, and his 1950 address on hemisphere relations was a virtual outline of the Organization of American States. Guggenheim spent much of his professional life overseeing the philanthropies of the . . . — Map (db m58321) HM |
| Kentucky (Fayette County), Lexington — Col. E. R. Bradley — 1859 - 1946 |
| | The activities of Col. E. R. Bradley ranged from operating Palm Beach's Beach Club casino to staging charity race days for orphans. A product of a burgeoning nation in the 19th century, Bradley worked in steel mills in Pittsburgh as a youngster, then roamed the nation as a cowboy, prospector and miner. By the time he testified before Huey long in a Senate hearing in 1934, Bradley proclaimed, "I an a speculator, race horse breeder and gambler." Asked what he gambled in, he replied "Almost . . . — Map (db m58351) HM |
| Kentucky (Fayette County), Lexington — Col. Phil T. Chinn — 1874 - 1962 |
| | Col. Phil T. Chinn's place in the history of Thoroughbred racing and breeding would be secure on the facts alone, for he bred, trained, raced, bought, and sold a number of important horses. It was as a character and raconteur, however, that Col. Chinn was best remembered by those who knew him.
Son of Black Jack Chinn, a rough-hewn Kentucky politician, horseman, and brawler, Phil Thompson Chinn was about twelve when he won the Somerset Derby on a family mare. He later headed for the . . . — Map (db m58320) HM |
| Kentucky (Fayette County), Lexington — Daniel Swigert — 1833 - 1912 |
| | Elmendorf Farms, one of the enduring symbols of the Bluegrass, on Paris Pike, was named by Daniel Swigert. He purchased the 544-acre core of the farm in 1881 for $150,000 from John Sanford, who had called the property Preakness Stud. Earlier, Swigert had been the horse manager of the great Woodburn Stud and also had owned a smaller property, Stockwood Farm. A succession of owners for more than a century have retained the name of Elmendorf. The stallions Virgil and Glenelg were standing at . . . — Map (db m58282) HM |
| Kentucky (Fayette County), Lexington — Dr. Elisha Warfield — 1781 - 1859 |
| | His name having wafted down through history as The Father of the Kentucky Turf, Dr. Elisha Warfield had the overriding distinction of having been the breeder of the stallion Lexington. Depicted elsewhere in this park, Lexington was a bellwether individual among 18th Century American Thoroughbreds. A champion on the race track, first racing for Dr. Warfield and afterward for new owner Richard Ten Broeck, Lexington proceeded to lead the national list of sires a record 16 times. Dr. Warfield's . . . — Map (db m57742) HM |
| Kentucky (Fayette County), Lexington — E. P. Taylor — 1901 - 1989 |
| | A Canadian whose breeding farms were in Ontario and Maryland, E. P. Taylor nevertheless had a profound influence on Kentucky. His patronage of the Keeneland select yearling sale was significant in its emergence as the elite among international auctions, and his Windfields Farm was the sale's leading consignor three times. As the breeder of Northern Dancer and his son Nijinsky II, Taylor created a lasting influence on international breeding. Northern Dancer, winner of the 1964 Kentucky Derby, . . . — Map (db m57708) HM |
| Kentucky (Fayette County), Lexington — Elizabeth Arden Graham — 1884 - 1966 |
| | The proprietress of the famed cosmetics house, Elizabeth Arden was born Florence Nightingale Graham near Toronto, Canada. At age twenty-four she moved to New York, later borrowed $6000 from her brother, and began her own firm. By 1945, the Elizabeth Arden company was worth $26 million, and she was cited by Fortune Magazine as one of the distinguished figures in American business. After several marriages, she reverted to her maiden name. Mrs. Graham had begun racing horses in 1931, and by 1944 . . . — Map (db m58291) HM |
| Kentucky (Fayette County), Lexington — 6 — First Race Course |
| | Near this spot pioneers in 1780 established the starting point of the first race path in Kentucky, extending southward one quarter mile. — Map (db m35841) HM |
| Kentucky (Fayette County), Lexington — George D. Widener — 1889 - 1971 |
| | George D. Widened was a prototype sportsman from a distinguished Philadelphia family. Several years after his father was lost on the Titanic, Widener purchased Erdenheim, the Pennsylvania property which had been birthplace of Iroquois, first American-bred to win the English Derby. Widener's own horses were bred in Lexington, however. He and an uncle, Joseph E. Widener, purchased Elmendorf Farm here in 1923. The uncle retained that historic name, while George D. Widener took the portion known as . . . — Map (db m58288) HM |
| Kentucky (Fayette County), Lexington — George M. Humphrey — 1890 - 1970 |
| | Among modern political figures involved in Thoroughbred racing have been national Treasury Secretaries George M. Humphrey, william Simon, and Nicholas Brady. Humphrey joined President Eisenhower's Cabinet in 1953, after a vigorous business career which included the restructuring of M. A. Hanna Co., formulation of National Steel Company, and working of a remote iron ore source along the Labrador-Quebec border. Humphrey had been a breeder and owner of saddle and harness horses, and later . . . — Map (db m58287) HM |
| Kentucky (Fayette County), Lexington — George Washington — 1732 - 1799 |
| | The first President of the United States was an avid horseman and outdoorsman, as befit his era, and he at times was a participant in horse racing. The cherished tale of his Magnolia running against a horse owned by Thomas Jefferson was refuted by historians, but Magnolia was, in fact, a race horse owned by Gen. Washington. Alas, he was not a very successful one, although, being a politician as well as a horse trader, Washington wrote to Light Horse Harry Lee that the horse "is in high health, . . . — Map (db m58334) HM |
| Kentucky (Fayette County), Lexington — Hal Price Headley — 1888 - 1962 |
| | Hal Price Headley embodied the image of the Bluegrass horseman. He was sophisticated in business, but always a man of agriculture, raising tobacco as well as Thoroughbreds. His lasting legacy to Lexington was his instrumental role in formation of Keeneland Race course, which since the 1930s has typified the best traditions of the sport of Thoroughbred racing. He was president of Keeneland for some 15 years, after which son-in-law Louis Lee Haggin II took the reins. Succeeding generations . . . — Map (db m58352) HM |
| Kentucky (Fayette County), Lexington — Harry Payne Whitney — 1872 - 1930 |
| | The stamp affixed on Thoroughbred racing by William Collins Whitney and his son Harry Payne Whitney remains indelible. It was W. C. Whitney who poured funding into revitalization of Saratoga, the charming old Victorian race track still operating in upstate New York. Secretary of the Navy under Grover Cleveland and founder of the New York utilities giant now known as Con Ed, W. C. Whitney was racing's leading owner three times before his death in 1904. Son Harry Payne Whitney, already a race . . . — Map (db m58325) HM |
| Kentucky (Fayette County), Lexington — Henry Clay — 1777 - 1852 |
| | Visitors familiar with Lexington's Ashland, the home of Henry Clay, know it as a graceful old house, with lovely gardens and grounds. In an earlier time, when Henry Clay built it to some 2,000 acres, Ashland was also the home of Thoroughbreds. Henry Clay, known in history for his political acumen in such matters as the Treaty of Ghent and for his four attempts at becoming president, was also an avid agriculturalist. He was a member of the Lexington Jockey Club and its successor, the Kentucky . . . — Map (db m58346) HM |
| Kentucky (Fayette County), Lexington — HRM Queen Elizabeth II — 1926 - |
| | The English Royal family has been instrumental in Thoroughbred racing through many successions, and no monarch has been more knowledgeable about the sport that Queen Elizabeth II. There was a Royal Stud farm in the time of Henry VIII, and with Charles II, the term Sport of Kings took on new meaning, for the king was so fond of racing that he personally rode in match races. Queen Victoria's son, the Prince of Wales (afterward Edward VII), lent additional prestige to racing in the latter 19th and . . . — Map (db m58316) HM |
| Kentucky (Fayette County), Lexington — Isabel Dodge Sloane — 1897 - 1962 |
| | Thoroughbred racing for many years has been graced by the participation of distinguished ladies. The first lady to top the list of money-winning owners in a given year was Mrs. Isabel Dodge Sloane, whose Brookmeade Stable earned $251,138 in 1934. Mrs. Sloane was a daughter of the founder of Dodge Motor Company, which in 1926 was purchased by a bank syndicate for $146 million. Mrs. Sloane's half-sister, Mrs. Fred Van Lennep, owned the great show horse champion Wing Commander. Beginning with her . . . — Map (db m58281) HM |
| Kentucky (Fayette County), Lexington — James Ben Ali Haggin — 1821 - 1914 |
| | A Kentucky-born grandson of a Turkish Army officer, James Ben Ali Haggin was lured west by the Gold Rush. He and his partners eventually owned South Dakora's Homestake Mine---the richest gold vein in North America. Haggin's group also mined other ores, owning the Anaconda Copper Mine in Montana and the Ontario Silver Mine in Utah. When shipping ore from his Cerro de Pasco Copper Mine in Peru necessitated a new railroad, Haggin built it himself, for $2 million. The Haggin group was said to . . . — Map (db m58348) HM |
| Kentucky (Fayette County), Lexington — James R. Keene — 1838 - 1913 |
| | Castleton Farm, a stately, stone-walled property on Lexington's Iron Works Pike, was purchased by Sen. John Brechinridge in 1790. A century later, it was bought by James R. Keene, a mercurial figure in American business and sport.
Born in London, Keene came to this country as a child and authored a prototype American success story. He was a millworker, school teacher and editor before buying some mules to go into the hauling trade. His customers included the Bonanza mines, and Keene made . . . — Map (db m57784) HM |
| Kentucky (Fayette County), Lexington — John D. Hertz — 1879-1961 |
| | Yellow was the color and name of his taxicab company, and yellow and black were his stable colors. Mr. and Mrs. John D. Hertz' most famous Thoroughbred was Count Fleet, which won the triple Crown (Kentucky Derby, Preakness, Belmont Stakes) in 1943. Count Fleet was a son of Reigh Count, which had won the Knetucky Derby for the Hertz stable in 1928, and he sired a later derby winner in Count Turf (1951). Hertz embodied the American success story. An immigrant from Austria, he left home and first . . . — Map (db m58284) HM |
| Kentucky (Fayette County), Lexington — John E. Madden — 1856 - 1929 |
| | John E. Madden named Hamburg Place, outside Lexington, for Hamburg, one of his many champion race horses. He proceeded to breed five Kentucky derby winners on the farm: Old Rosebud, Sir Barton, Paul Jones, Zev and Flying Ebony. Sir Barton also won the Preakness and Belmont Stakes in 1919, becoming American racing's first Triple Crown Winner. A grandson of Madden's Preston Madden, took over operation of the farm and added to its history by breeding the 1987 Derby and Preakness winner, Alysheba. . . . — Map (db m58349) HM |
| Kentucky (Fayette County), Lexington — John Hay Whitney — 1904 - 1982 |
| | British Prime Minister Harold McMillan proclaimed John Hay (Jock) Whitney "the best Ambassador the United States ever had here." Whitney was named to the post in 1954 by President Eisenhower, a golfing and hunting crony. Whitney was named for his grandfather, John Hay, who also had been our Ambassador to England as well as Secretary of State and private secretary to Abraham Lincoln.
Whitney and his sister, Joan Whitney Payson, were also born to the Turf, inheriting Greentree Stud outside . . . — Map (db m58350) HM |
| Kentucky (Fayette County), Lexington — John S. Knight — 1894 - 1981 |
| | Adjacent to this park is the building of the Lexington Herald-Leader, one of the large Knight-Ridder chain of newspapers. Both Messrs. Knight and Ridder were longtime owners and breeders of racehorses. John S. Knight started with the Akron Beacon Journal after World War I and built a chain of papers including such major markets as Miami, Detroit, and Chicago. He personally authored a series that won one of his papers' twenty-six Pulitzer Prizes. He and Marshall Field began a racing partnership . . . — Map (db m58333) HM |
| Kentucky (Fayette County), Lexington — John W. Galbreath — 1897 - 1988 |
| | The far-reaching enterprises of John W. Galbreath were sometimes reflected in the names of his horses. Epsom Derby winner Roberto was named for the great baseball player Roberto Clemente, whose team, the Pittsburgh Pirates, was then owned by Galbreath. Bramalea was named for a Canadian town which Galbreath's development firm had built. Beginning as a pre-teen horseradish salesman in his beloved Ohio, Galbreath applied determination, innovation and honesty to a career that shaped the real estate . . . — Map (db m58327) HM |
| Kentucky (Fayette County), Lexington — Leslie Combs II — 1901 - 1990 |
| | Leslie Combs II put a modern slant on the management and marketing of horses. He specialized in the form of syndication whereby some thirty-six shares would be sold in an individual stallion. Beau Pere, purchased for $100,000 in 1947, was his first syndication and was followed within a decade by Alibhai in the first half-million dollar syndication and then Nashua in the million-dollar plus syndication. Nashua became a prime tourist attraction in Lexington, standing for a quarter-century at . . . — Map (db m58297) HM |
| Kentucky (Fayette County), Lexington — Lexington |
| | The stallion Lexington was the key figure in development of the American Thoroughbred during the second half of the 19th Century. He was statistically the leading stallion in America for 14 consecutive years, 1861 - 1875, and again in two later years. A total of 16 years as the leading sire has never been duplicated in any major racing nation. He sired 84 horses of a quality to be regarded as stakes winners in modern terminology, and 11 of then were recognized as champions. This record was all . . . — Map (db m58337) HM |
| Kentucky (Fayette County), Lexington — Lucille Parker Markey — 1897 - 1982 |
| | From 1924 until her death, Maysville, Kentucky, native Mrs. Lucille Parker Markey was the lady of Calumet Farm. First as the young bride of Calumet heir Warren Wright Sr. and then as the wife of Hollywood writer Admiral Gene Markey, she lived the glory of the Lexington farm and its racing stable. After Wright's death in 1950, she continued the operation which already had bred and raced Triple Crown winners Whirlaway and Citation. Under her guidance, Calumet was America's leading breeder eight . . . — Map (db m58314) HM |
| Kentucky (Fayette County), Lexington — 1215 — Man o' War |
| | (Obverse):
Fair Play - Mahubah, by Rock Sand
Greatest race horse and leading money winner of his day. Winner of twenty of twenty-one starts with lifetime earnings of $249,465. Foaled March 29, 1917, at August Belmont's Nursery Stud a few miles away. Sold at auction as yearling for $5,000 to Samuel D. Riddle, his owner throughout his racing career and later retirement. "Big Red" sired 62 stakes winners, his get earning over $3.5 million. War Admiral, Triple Crown winner, was most . . . — Map (db m4741) HM |
| Kentucky (Fayette County), Lexington — Mrs. Henry Carnegie Phipps — 1883 - 1970 |
| | An early investor with Andrew Carnegie was Henry Phipps, whose son, Henry Carnegie Phipps, married Gladys Livingston Mills. Mills' ancestors had signed the Declaration of Independence and handled the Louisiana Purchase. As Mrs. Henry Carnegie Phipps, the former Gladys Mills launched a stable with her brother, Secretary of the Treasury Ogden Mills. Her twin sister, Beatrice Lady Granard, raced horses in Europe in partnership with Lord Derby. Mrs. Phipps raced in the name of Wheatley Stable from . . . — Map (db m58324) HM |
| Kentucky (Fayette County), Lexington — Ogden Phipps — 1908 - 2002 |
| | When Mrs. Henry Carnegie Phipps launched Wheatley Stable in the 1920's her teenage son, Ogden Phipps, became interested in the sport. In 1932, a year after graduation from Harvard, he registered his own colors of a black jacket and a cherry red cap. Phipps bred his first stakes winner, White Cocade, in 1933 during the time he was working for Smith Barney. Service in the World War II Navy put Commander Phipps' sporting career on hold. After the war, he was one of three breeders who acquired and . . . — Map (db m58317) HM |
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