Harrisburg Giants
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sclave
N 40° 15.334 W 076° 53.289
18T E 339425 N 4457833
This Pa. Historical marker is on City Island at the enterance of Commerce Bank baseball field and near driveway between two maple trees just south of railroad!
Waymark Code: WMKR2
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 08/11/2006
Views: 28
HARRISBURG GIANTS
Harrisburg-based Negro League baseball team founded around 1900 and operated by Colonal William Strothers until his death in 1933. One of the 27 major Negro League teams across the nation, the Giants finished in second place in the Eastern Colored League in 1925. Among well-known players where Hall-of-famer Oscar Charleston, Spottswood Poles, Ben Taylor,John Beckwith,Fats Jenkins and Rap Dixon. They played here at Island Park through 1957.
While getting coords for this the gpsr was all over the place and these get you within 30 ft of it to the SE by phone.
Marker Name: HARRISBURG GIANTS
County: Dauphin
Date Dedicated: 08/18/2005
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: Roadway between Walnut st. bridge and Commerce Bank Park,City Island,Harrisburg
Category: African American,Baseball,Sports
Website: Not listed
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