Wichita in Sedgwick County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Harry "Hap" Bledsoe
Member of WSU Baseball Founders Club
— Developer • Civic Leader • Philanthropist —
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 3, 2011
1. Harry "Hap" Bledsoe Marker
Inscription.
Harry "Hap" Bledsoe. Member of WSU Baseball Founders Club.
Came to Wichita in 1958 and developed Resthaven Gardens of memory and Resthaven Funeral Home from a wheat field into one of the Midwest's most beautiful Cemeteries; past president of the International Cemetery and Funeral Home Assn. and in 1998 named to the Association's Hall of Honor., This Plaza is dedicated to the many families who had Faith, and supported him in the development of Resthaven which made this Gift possible., Thank you from Shocker Baseball Dedicated this day, April 8, 2000.
Came to Wichita in 1958 and developed Resthaven Gardens of memory and Resthaven Funeral Home from a wheat field into one of the Midwest's most beautiful Cemeteries; past president of the International Cemetery and Funeral Home Assn. and in 1998 named to the Association's Hall of Honor.
This Plaza is dedicated to the many families who had Faith, and supported him in the development of Resthaven which made this Gift possible.
Thank you from Shocker Baseball
Dedicated this day, April 8, 2000
Erected 2000 by Wichita State University.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Education • Sports. A significant historical date for this entry is April 8, 2000.
Location. 37° 43.281′ N, 97° 17.334′ W. Marker is in Wichita, Kansas, in Sedgwick County. Marker is on Belmont, on the left when traveling east. Marker is in the Hap Bledsoe Plaza outside Eck Stadium, about 300 feet ENE of the intersection of Belmont and Perimeter, on the Wichita State University campus. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wichita KS 67260, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Also see . . . Wichita State University Baseball. Official Site (Submitted on June 12, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 3, 2011
2. Harry "Hap" Bledsoe Marker
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 3, 2011
3. Eagle Above Harry "Hap" Bledsoe Marker
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.
4. Hap Bledsoe Plaza at Eck Stadium, Wichita State University
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 3, 2011
5. "First Mitt" by George Lundeen
In Hap Bledsoe Plaza at Eck Stadium.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 3, 2011
6. "Put me in Coach" by Mark Lundeen
In Hap Bledsoe Plaza at Eck Stadium
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 3, 2011
7. "First Mitt" Marker
In Hap Bledsoe Plaza at Eck Stadium
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 3, 2011
8. "Put me in Coach" Marker
In Hap Bledsoe Plaza at Eck Stadium
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 3, 2011
9. "The Mighty Casey" by Mark Lundeen
In Hap Bledsoe Plaza at Eck Stadium
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 3, 2011
10. "The Mighty Casey" Marker
In Hap Bledsoe Plaza at Eck Stadium.
"Then from the gladdened multitude went up a
joyous yell, it bounded from the mountaintop,
and rattled in the dell; it struck upon the
hillside, and recoiled upon the flat; for Mighty
Casey, was advancing to the bat."
Ernest Lawrence Thayer
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 3, 2011
11. "Mudville" on "The Mighty Casey" Statue
In Hap Bledsoe Plaza at Eck Stadium
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., September 3, 2011
12. Eck Stadium at Wichita State University
Credits. This page was last revised on February 4, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 12, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 956 times since then and 22 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12. submitted on June 12, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.