Wichita in Sedgwick County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Harry "Hap" Bledsoe

Member of WSU Baseball Founders Club

— Developer • Civic Leader • Philanthropist —

Harry "Hap" Bledsoe Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 3, 2011

1. Harry "Hap" Bledsoe Marker

Inscription. 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. It 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.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

and on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Gene Stephenson's Wichita State University All Americans (here, next to this marker); Wichita State University Shockers 1989 NCAA National Champion

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(here, next to this marker); Virginia H. Farah Foundation (here, next to this marker); Ron and Linda Tyler (here, next to this marker); O.L. "Rusty" & Joan Eck (here, next to this marker); Gerald and Shannon Michaud (here, next to this marker); Coleman (here, next to this marker); Pizza Hut Number One (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wichita.

Also see . . . Wichita State University Baseball. Official Site (Submitted on June 12, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 3, 2011

2. Harry "Hap" Bledsoe Marker

Eagle Above Harry "Hap" Bledsoe Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 3, 2011

3. Eagle Above Harry "Hap" Bledsoe Marker

Hap Bledsoe Plaza at Eck Stadium, Wichita State University image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr.

4. Hap Bledsoe Plaza at Eck Stadium, Wichita State University

"First Mitt" by George Lundeen image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 3, 2011

5. "First Mitt" by George Lundeen

In Hap Bledsoe Plaza at Eck Stadium.

"Put me in Coach" by Mark Lundeen image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 3, 2011

6. "Put me in Coach" by Mark Lundeen

In Hap Bledsoe Plaza at Eck Stadium

"First Mitt" Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 3, 2011

7. "First Mitt" Marker

In Hap Bledsoe Plaza at Eck Stadium

"Put me in Coach" Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 3, 2011

8. "Put me in Coach" Marker

In Hap Bledsoe Plaza at Eck Stadium

"The Mighty Casey" by Mark Lundeen image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 3, 2011

9. "The Mighty Casey" by Mark Lundeen

In Hap Bledsoe Plaza at Eck Stadium

"The Mighty Casey" Marker image. Click for full size.

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

"Mudville" on "The Mighty Casey" Statue image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., September 3, 2011

11. "Mudville" on "The Mighty Casey" Statue

In Hap Bledsoe Plaza at Eck Stadium

Eck Stadium at Wichita State University image. Click for full size.

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 Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,535 times since then and 31 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 Reynoldsburg, Ohio.