Joshua (Josh) Gibson

Joshua (Josh) Gibson (HMDKU)

Location: Washington, DC 20003
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 52.448', W 77° 0.455'

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Josh Gibson is considered one of the greatest power hitters in the history of baseball. The powerful catcher led the Washington Homestead Grays to eight of nine Negro National titles from 1937 through 1945.

Gibson utilized a powerful swing, and tales of his mammoth home runs have become legend. Over his 17 year career, he hit almost 800 home runs.

In 1972, Josh Gibson was inducted into The National Baseball Hall of Fame.
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HM NumberHMDKU
Series This marker is part of the Markers Attached to Sculpture series
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Year Placed2009
Placed ByDC Creates Public Art Program, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, September 20th, 2014 at 12:43pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 325844 N 4304724
Decimal Degrees38.87413333, -77.00758333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 52.448', W 77° 0.455'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 52' 26.88" N, 77° 0' 27.30" W
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Area Code(s)202
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 25-63 N St SE, Washington DC 20003, US
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