Morganfield in Union County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Baseball Great

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 13, 2018

1. Baseball Great Marker

Inscription. Jackie Robinson (1919-1972) began his professional baseball career while a lieutenant at Camp Breckinridge, 1944. The next year Branch Rickey, Brooklyn Dodgers general manager, signed the four-sport letterman from UCLA for Montreal Royals, top Dodger farm club. In 1947, Robinson promoted to Dodgers team, breaking major league color barrier. Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962.

Erected 1985 by Kentucky Historical Society, Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1762.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Sports. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1944.

Location. 37° 41.615′ N, 87° 52.682′ W. Marker is in Morganfield, Kentucky, in Union County. It can be reached from the intersection of U.S. 60 and Whitaker Way, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2302 Whitaker Way, Morganfield KY 42437, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Tri-State Region

and in the Western Coal Field.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the South,

in the Upper South,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Camp Breckinridge (here, next to this marker); Earle C. Clements (approx. 2 miles away); George Huston (approx. 2.1 miles away); Morgan Springs

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(approx. 2.2 miles away); Lincoln Spoke Here (approx. 2.2 miles away); Union County, 1811 (approx. 2.3 miles away); Forrest Reconnoitered (approx. 2.3 miles away); St. Vincent's Academy (approx. 2.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Morganfield.

Additional keywords. Major League Baseball

View of marker at the entrance gate. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 13, 2018

2. View of marker at the entrance gate.

Earle C. Clements Job Corps Academy sign. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 13, 2018

3. Earle C. Clements Job Corps Academy sign.

Brooklyn Dodgers Jackie Robinson image. Click for full size.

4. Brooklyn Dodgers Jackie Robinson

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller

5. Baseball Great Marker

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, November 30, 2025

6. Baseball Great Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 14, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 20, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,439 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 20, 2018, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. 5, 6. submitted on December 11, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.