Gil Hodges Mural - Petersburg, Indiana
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Baseball player Gil Hodges accomplishments are displayed on a major intersection in his hometown of Petersburg, Indiana.
Waymark Code: WMDBV6
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 12/21/2011
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Gil hodges who played professional baseball from 1943 through 1963 is immortalized in his hometown by a huge mural. The mural is across the street from the Pike county courthouse at the intersection of Highways 57 and 61 in the community of Petersburg, Indiana. The mural was painted by local artist Randy Hedden and includes three pictures of Gil; as a Brooklyn Dodger, as manager of the Mets, and at-bat in Brooklyn's Ebbets Field. The purpose of the mural was to raise awareness of Hodges' accomplishments in the light of him not being voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
The Mural, which is 16 feet high and 52 feet wide, was dedicated in May of 2009. An interesting note; Faces in the grandstand at Ebbetts were sold as a fund-raiser, many local residents are pictured cheering Hodges.
City: Petersburg, Indiana
Location Name: Billboard
Artist: Randy Hedden
Date: May 2009
Media: Unknown
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