Babe Ruth - Hot Springs, AR
N 34° 30.912 W 093° 04.367
15S E 493318 N 3819285
Marker #11 on the Hot Springs Historic Baseball Trail, this marker notes the activities of Baseball Hall of Famer, Babe Ruth, here in Hot Springs, AR. Located in front of the Arkansas Alligator Farm & Petting Zoo.
Waymark Code: WMQ5WR
Location: Arkansas, United States
Date Posted: 12/26/2015
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The marker text is identical on both sides, and says:
Ruth trained here nine times and became a very familiar face around Hot Springs. He hiked the mountains, took the baths, played golf, patronized the casinos, and visited the racetrack.
On March 17, 1918 (St. Patrick's Day), he launched a mammoth home run from Whittington Park that landed on the fly inside the Arkansas Alligator Farm. It has been measured at 573 feet, baseball's first 500-foot-plus drive.
Erected 2012
Hot Springs Advertising & Promotion Commission
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