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Babe Ruth

 
 
Babe Ruth Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2009
1. Babe Ruth Marker
Inscription. Hit his first home run in professional baseball, March, 1914, 135 yds. N.W. In this town George Herman Ruth acquired the nickname "Babe."
 
Erected 1951 by Archives, Conservation and Highway Departments. (Marker Number I-33.)
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. In addition, it is included in the Baseball Hall of Famers, and the North Carolina Division of Archives and History series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1914.
 
Location. 35° 2.552′ N, 78° 52.931′ W. Marker is in Fayetteville, North Carolina, in Cumberland County. Marker is at the intersection of Gillespie Street and Transportation Drive, on the right when traveling south on Gillespie Street. The marker is on the lawn of the NCDOT Division of Highways Division 6 Office. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fayetteville NC 28301, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Charles W. Chesnutt (approx. 0.3 miles away); Bank of the United States (approx. half a mile away); The Sandford House (approx. half a mile away); Lafayette (approx. 0.6 miles away); Charter of the University of N. C. (approx. 0.7 miles away); Town House (approx. 0.7 miles
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away); Liberty Point (approx. ¾ mile away); First Presbyterian Church (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fayetteville.
 
Babe Ruth Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By William Fischer, Jr., July 28, 2009
2. Babe Ruth Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on March 29, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 17, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,742 times since then and 42 times this year. Last updated on March 29, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 17, 2009, by William Fischer, Jr. of Scranton, Pennsylvania. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.

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