Spink Family Mausoleum Stained Glass - Bellefontaine Cemetery - St. Louis, Missouri
Posted by: 
BruceS
N 38° 41.338 W 090° 13.530
15S E 741317 N 4285915
Stained glass window in family mausoleum for publishing family in the Bellefontaine Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri.
Waymark Code: WM5PKN
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 01/30/2009
Views: 5
The Spink family has a long history in the publishing of the Sporting News which has become to be known as "The Bible of Baseball" Charles C. Spink along with his brother Al published the Sporting News beginning in 1886. Upon his death in 1914, Charles' son J.G. Taylor Spink took over the newspaper at age 26. He greatly expanded the newspaper and its status in the baseball world and expanded the newspaper's coverage into other sports in 1942. The newspaper was passed to his son, C.C. Johnson Spink in 1962, who published the Sporting New until 1977 when the newspaper was purchased by Times Mirror Company.
Type of building where window is located: Other
Address:
Bellefontaine Cemetery
4947 West Florissant Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri United States
63115
Days of Operation: 365 days a year
Hours of Operation: From: 8:00 AM To: 5:00 PM
Admission Charge: Not Listed
|
Visit Instructions:
Please include additional photos of the window or windows at this location. Provide additional information regarding the window/s if you are able.
Recent Visits/Logs:
| There are no logs for this waymark yet. |
|
|
|