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Site of Hilltop Park

 
 
Site of Hilltop Park Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Erik Lander, July 4, 2007
1. Site of Hilltop Park Marker
Inscription.
Dedicated to Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center and the community of Washington Heights by the New York Yankees to mark the exact location of home plate in Hilltop Park, home of the New York Highlanders from 1903 to 1912, later renamed the New York Yankees.
 
Erected by New York Yankees.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1903.
 
Location. 40° 50.443′ N, 73° 56.52′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in Washington Heights. Marker is on Fort Washington Avenue south of West 168th Street, on the right when traveling south. Located on the grounds of New York-Presbyterian Medical Center. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 177 Fort Washington Avenue, New York NY 10032, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Washington Heights-Inwood War Memorial (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Audubon Playground (approx. 0.2 miles away); "Listen With Me," 2021 (approx. 0.3 miles away); United Palace (approx. 0.4 miles away); Jumel Terrace Historic District (approx. half a mile away); Morris-Jumel Mansion Museum (approx. half a mile away); Morris-Jumel Mansion
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(approx. half a mile away); Kingsbridge Road Milestone (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.
 
Also see . . .  Hilltop Park. Wikipedia entry. (Submitted on April 12, 2020, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.) 
 
Site of Hilltop Park Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Larry Gertner, May 28, 2019
2. Site of Hilltop Park Marker
At the (unnamed) Chapel Garden on Fort Washington Avenue about a block north of West 165th Street, enter at the northern gate.
Site of Hilltop Park Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Larry Gertner, May 28, 2019
3. Site of Hilltop Park Marker
At the end of the path, the marker is located just to your right.
Hilltop Park Marker, 2019 image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Larry Gertner, May 28, 2019
4. Hilltop Park Marker, 2019
The marker was replaced after a massive reconstruction of the gardens.
Hilltop Park, 1910 image. Click for more information.
from Wikipedia
5. Hilltop Park, 1910
Ballparks of Baseball website entry:
The large apartment block left of center is still there.
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Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 26, 2009, by Erik Lander of Brooklyn, New York. This page has been viewed 2,372 times since then and 99 times this year. Last updated on May 28, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. Photos:   1. submitted on April 26, 2009, by Erik Lander of Brooklyn, New York.   2, 3, 4. submitted on May 28, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.   5. submitted on May 29, 2019, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.

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