Hershey-7 (WILT CHAMBERLAIN SCORING RECORD)
N 40° 17.311 W 076° 39.376
18T E 359215 N 4461096
Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points here on March 2, 1962.
Waymark Code: WM6YC
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 02/01/2006
Views: 59
Wilt Chamberlain scored 100 points here at the Hersheypark Arena on March 2, 1962. Playing center for the Philadelphia Warriors against the New York Nicks, Wilt scored an NBA record 100 points in a single game. The Warriors won the game 169-147 before 4,124 fans.
While the Marker is listed as Roadside, it really isn't. If you are planning on visiting Hersheypark on the day you visit the Marker, park in the Hersheypark parking lot. Follow your GPSr to the Marker, then have a great time in Hersheypark.
If you are not visiting Hersheypark, park in the Chocolate World parking lot. You'll have at least two free hours of parking. This is plenty of time to use your GPSr to find the Marker, and visit Chocolate World.
This is the seventh of eight markers in Hershey.
Marker Name: Wilt Chamberlain Scoring Record
County: Dauphin
Date Dedicated: 03/02/2002
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: 100 Hersheypark Drive (Hersheypark Arena), Hershey
Category: African American, Sports, Basketball
Website: Not listed
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