West Brunswick Township in Orwigsburg in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Bernie Pollack

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 13, 2023

1. Bernie Pollack Marker

Inscription.

Bernie Pollack owned Pollack's Mink Farm in Deer Lake, PA and was involved in the fight game. He was promoting and managing boxers, both amateur and professional and had an outdoor ring built at the mink farm where the boxers would train. He invited Muhammad Ali to train on the farm and Ali accepted his offer. After having storms interrupt his training, Ali decided to build a permanent training camp nearby on six acres of land purchased from Bernie. This led to the creation of Fighter's Heaven through Ali's vision and friendship with Bernie Pollack.

Erected by Fighter's Heaven.

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

Location. 40° 38.25′ N, 76° 5.688′ W. Marker is in Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania, in Schuylkill County. It is in West Brunswick Township. It is on Sculps Hill Road 0.2 miles south of Centre Turnpike (Pennsylvania Route 61), on the right when traveling south. Marker is on the Fighter's Heaven (Muhammad Ali's Training Camp) grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 58 Sculps Hill Road, Orwigsburg PA 17961,

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United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Anthracite Coal Region.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Jack Dempsey (here, next to this marker); Sonny Liston (within shouting distance of this marker); Muhammad Ali Training Camp (within shouting distance of this marker); Joe Frazier (within shouting distance of this marker); Angelo Dundee (within shouting distance of this marker); Jerry Quarry (within shouting distance of this marker); Joe Louis (within shouting distance of this marker); Gene Tunney (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Orwigsburg.

Also see . . . About Fighter's Heaven Deer Lake Training Camp.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 13, 2023

2. Bernie Pollack Marker

Fighter's Heaven entrance in background

(Submitted on September 15, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

"Fighter's Heaven," Muhammad Ali's Training Camp image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 13, 2023

3. "Fighter's Heaven," Muhammad Ali's Training Camp

Gym building, with boxing rink inside

Credits. This page was last revised on September 15, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 15, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 605 times since then and 69 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 15, 2023, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.