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

Virginia H. Farah Foundation

Member of WSU Baseball Founders Club.

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

1. Virginia H. Farah Foundation Marker

In Hap Bledsoe Plaza at Eck Stadium

Inscription.
The Virginia H. Farah Foundation's early support of the Eck Stadium Phase IV renovation project was instrumental in making it a reality. The Foundation supports selected charitable causes throughout the world. Its Trustees chose to give something back to the childhood hometown of its founder, by the naming of the "Virginia H. Farah Foundation All-American Club". This is a living testament to the quality of the WSU Baseball program. 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: Charity & Public Work • Education • Sports. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1891.

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.

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); Harry "Hap" Bledsoe (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 (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wichita.

Also see . . . About the Virginia H. Farah Foundation. Foundation website entry (Submitted on June 12, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.)

Farah Foundation and Tyler Markers image. Click for full size.

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

2. Farah Foundation and Tyler Markers

At left of photo, in the Hap Bledsoe Plaza at Eck Stadium

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

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.

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

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

Photographed By William Fischer, Jr.

4. Eck Stadium at Wichita State University

Credits. This page was last revised on February 5, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 12, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 517 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 12, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania.