Canton in Stark County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Ralph Hay Way

Founder of the NFL

— September 17, 1920 —

Ralph Hay Way Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 8, 2019

1. Ralph Hay Way Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

[Photos of Ralph Hay, Hay's Auto Dealership
and the Canton Bulldogs (photo appears to show
Jim Thorpe, who played for Canton in 1920)]

Erected by City of Canton.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports.

Location. 40° 47.871′ N, 81° 22.519′ W. Marker is in Canton, Ohio, in Stark County. It is at the intersection of 2nd Street SE and Market Avenue South, on the right when traveling west on 2nd Street SE. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Canton OH 44702, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Amish Country

and in Greater Cleveland.

It is also in the American Midwest.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Judge Leroy J. Contie, Jr. (within shouting distance

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of this marker); Mayor Stanley A. Cmich (within shouting distance of this marker); Monday Night Football (within shouting distance of this marker); Stark County Courthouse (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); 100 Central Plaza North (about 400 feet away); President McKinley (about 400 feet away); Church Of The Savior (about 400 feet away); The Meneely Bell (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Canton.

Also see . . .
1. NFL was born in smoky auto showroom in Canton 95 years ago (abcNEWS, 2015). (Submitted on August 14, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Ralph Hay at Wikipedia. (Submitted on August 14, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 8, 2019

2. Ralph Hay Way Marker

Marker on brick pedestal at left foreground. Note Monday Night Football mural on building in background

Credits. This page was last revised on August 14, 2019. It was originally submitted on August 14, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 648 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 14, 2019, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.