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Wheeling in Ohio County, West Virginia — The American South (Appalachia)
 

Hugh E. McConkey

(Mack)

— 1882 - 1939 —

 
 
Hugh E. McConkey Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 22, 2022
1. Hugh E. McConkey Marker
Inscription.
Erected by baseball players and fans of the Ohio Valley in memory of the Dean of Ohio Valley Baseball
We miss you now, our hearts are sore
As time goes by we miss you more.
Your loving smile, your gentle face
No one can fill your vacant place.

 
Erected by Evans Monument Works.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports.
 
Location. 40° 4.909′ N, 80° 43.936′ W. Marker is in Wheeling, West Virginia, in Ohio County. It is at the intersection of North Front Street and North Huron Street, on the right when traveling west on North Front Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 786 N Front St, Wheeling WV 26003, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Northern Panhandle. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Upper South, in the Ohio River Valley, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the
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territory of the Mississippian Culture.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Women's Aid Societies (approx. 0.3 miles away); Civil War Nurses (approx. 0.3 miles away); Wheeling Hospital (approx. 0.3 miles away); a different marker also named Wheeling Hospital (approx. 0.3 miles away); 612 Main Street (approx. half a mile away); The Mingo (approx. half a mile away); 623 Main Street (approx. half a mile away); McColloch’s Leap (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wheeling.
 
Hugh E. McConkey Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), April 22, 2022
2. Hugh E. McConkey Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on April 24, 2022. It was originally submitted on April 24, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 337 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on April 24, 2022, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
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