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George Herman Ruth

The Babe

 
 
George Herman Ruth Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Erik Lander, October 9, 2022
1. George Herman Ruth Marker
Inscription. Resided here until his death in 1948
 
Erected by 110 - 118 Riverside Drive tenants Association.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1948.
 
Location. 40° 47.266′ N, 73° 58.867′ W. Marker is in Manhattan, New York, in New York County. It is in the Upper West Side. It is on Riverside Drive. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 110 Riverside Drive, New York NY 10024, United States of America. Touch for directions.

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

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Volunteer of America Centennial Rose Garden (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Warsaw Ghetto Memorial Plaza (about 400 feet away); American Memorial to Six Million Jews of Europe (about 400 feet away); Sergei Vassilevich Rachmaninoff (about 600 feet away); The Saxony (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dorothy Parker (approx. 0.2 miles away); Where Poe Wrote “The Raven” (approx. 0.2 miles away); Where Poe wrote The Raven (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Manhattan.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on December 18, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 9, 2022, by Erik Lander of Brooklyn, New York. This page has been viewed 234 times since then and 14 times this year. Photo   1. submitted on October 9, 2022, by Erik Lander of Brooklyn, New York. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
 
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