Hugh E. McConkey Monument - Wheeling, West Virginia - Smithsonian Art Inventory Sculptures on Waymarking.com

This monument was erected shortly after Hugh E. McConkey death in 1939 and was originally located at the northeast corner of the grounds of the City-County building at Chapline & 15th Streets. It was moved to its current location at the north end of Wheeling Island in 1956 when the old City-County Building was razed.

This light grey granite monument has a bas-relief of Hugh McConkey swinging a baseball bat. Below the relief is the following inscription:

Hugh E. McConkey
(Mack)
1882 -- 1939

Erected By Baseball Players And
Fans Of The Ohio Valley
In Memory Of
The Dean Of Ohio Valley Baseball

We Miss You Now, OUr Hearts Are Sore
As Time Goes By We Miss You MOre.
Your Loving Smile, Your Gentle Face
No One Can Fill Your Vacant Place 

 

TITLE: Hugh E. McConkey Monument ARTIST(S): Evans Monument Works, fabricator. DATE: 1939. Relocated 1956. MEDIUM: Granite CONTROL NUMBER: IAS WV000047 Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link] PHYSICAL LOCATION: Belle Isle Park North Huron Street North end of Wheeling Island Wheeling, West Virginia DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH: None noted

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