Truxton in Cortland County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

John J. McGraw Memorial

Photographed by Don Morfe, October 14, 2009

1. John J. McGraw Memorial Marker

Inscription. In memory of John J. McGraw, born in Truxton April 7, 1873, died Feb. 25, 1934. A great American, one of baseball's immortals dynamic leader of the New York Giants for thirty years

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in this topic list: Sports. A significant historical date for this entry is April 7, 1873.

Location. 42° 42.73′ N, 76° 1.959′ W. Marker is in Truxton, New York, in Cortland County. It is at the intersection of Main Street and Academy Street on Main Street. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Truxton NY 13158, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in Upstate New York

and in Central New York.

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 the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Truxton Veterans Park (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Andy Tei Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away); August 8, 1938 (approx. ¼ mile away); Site of Potter Cabin (approx. 3.8 miles away); Griswold Cabin (approx. 4 miles away); Campfire Site (approx. 4.4 miles away); John Albright (approx. 4½ miles away); Site Of Cabin (approx. 4½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Truxton.

Also see . . . John McGraw - Baseball Reference. (Submitted on December 23, 2013, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)

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Photographed by Don Morfe, May 26, 1999

2. John J. McGraw Memorial Marker

John J. McGraw burial crypt located in New Cathedral Cemetery, Baltimore MD

John J. McGraw Memorial Updated and refurbished August 2025 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mira Earls, August 2, 2025

3. John J. McGraw Memorial Updated and refurbished August 2025

Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 20, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,548 times since then and 37 times this year. Last updated on December 15, 2023, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 20, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 3. submitted on August 3, 2025, by Mira Earls of Cortland, New York. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.