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Concourse in the Bronx in Bronx County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Henry Louis Gehrig

June 19th 1903 - June 2, 1941

 
 
Henry Louis Gehrig Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 8, 2024
1. Henry Louis Gehrig Marker
Inscription.
A man, a gentleman and a great ball player. Whose amazing record of 2130 consecutive games should stand for all time.

This memorial is a tribute from the Yankee players to their beloved captain and team mate July the Fourth 1941
 
Erected 1941 by New York Yankees Baseball Club.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. In addition, it is included in the Baseball Hall of Famers series list. A significant historical date for this entry is June 15, 1923.
 
Location. 40° 49.787′ N, 73° 55.527′ W. Marker is in Bronx, New York, in Bronx County. It is in Concourse. It can be reached from River Avenue north of East 161st Street, on the right when traveling south. The marker is located Monument Park in Yankee Stadium. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bronx NY 10451, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in New York City. It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in North America and the Western World. Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8
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other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Miller James Huggins (here, next to this marker); Vernon "Lefty" Gomez (here, next to this marker); George Herman "Babe" Ruth (here, next to this marker); Bob Sheppard (here, next to this marker); Elston Gene Howard (here, next to this marker); Richard Michael Gossage (here, next to this marker); Charles Herbert "Red" Ruffing (here, next to this marker); Jorge Rafael De Posada Villeta (here, next to this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bronx.
 
Additional keywords. Major League Baseball
 
Henry Louis Gehrig Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Erik Lander, September 3, 2007
2. Henry Louis Gehrig Marker
Henry Louis Gehrig Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), August 8, 2024
3. Henry Louis Gehrig Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 12, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 28, 2009, by Erik Lander of Brooklyn, New York. This page has been viewed 1,431 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos:   1. submitted on August 12, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.   2. submitted on April 28, 2009, by Erik Lander of Brooklyn, New York.   3. submitted on August 12, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
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