Martin C. Weber, Sr.

Martin C. Weber, Sr. (HMT76)

Location: Hartland, WI 53029 Waukesha County
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N 43° 8.946', W 88° 18.557'

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Founder Land O' Lakes Leagues

The Land O' Lakes baseball leagues were founded in 1922 by Martin C. Weber of Merton, Wis. It started with 8 teams in baseball. It became Wisconsin's oldest and largest amateur baseball league.

In early 1950, the organization grew to 108 teams in leagues called Land O' Lakes, Rivers, Brooks, Valleys, and Puddles. It covered 7 counties including Waukesha as the base, plus parts of Jefferson, Washington, Racine, Milwaukee, Ozaukee and Kenosha.

Martin, Sr. was the director of the leagues until 1952. Today there are still 41 teams in 4 divisions, under 4 different directors. Weber passed away in 1966 at age 69.
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HM NumberHMT76
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Marker Number16-03
Year Placed2001
Placed ByWaukesha County Historical Society
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, October 25th, 2014 at 6:25am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 393540 N 4778204
Decimal Degrees43.14910000, -88.30928333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 8.946', W 88° 18.557'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 8' 56.76" N, 88° 18' 33.42" W
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Area Code(s)262, 414
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 321 West St, Hartland WI 53029, US
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