Parade to the Fats vs. Leans Baseball Game

Name/Title

Parade to the Fats vs. Leans Baseball Game

Entry/Object ID

2011.2.40

Description

Corner of High and Morgan Streets, in front of the Fisher Building, later the location of the Long Building, in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania. The parade of townspeople followed the athletes to the baseball field where the Fats vs. Leans baseball game was held to raise money for the renovation of the community's old Common grounds into parks. Original, candid.

Collection

Greene County Historical Society Collection

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1895

Notes

Date: 1895 ca

Lexicon

Search Terms

Music, Parades, Pastimes, Sports--Baseball, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Business--American National Bank, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Business--Fisher Building, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Parks, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Streets--High Street, Waynesburg (Pa.)--Streets--Morgan Street

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

GCHS-AN027-0001-0022B

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Greene County Places Series - Greene County Historical Society Collection, Waynesburg - Places - Greene County Historical Society Collection

Notes

Archived at the Greene County Historical Society (918 Rolling Meadows Road, P.O. Box 127; Waynesburg, Pennsylvania 15370). Researched and digitized for the Greene Connections: Greene County, Pennsylvania Archives Project between 2005-2014. Source Citation: Parade to the Fats vs. Leans Baseball Game, item no. GCHS-AN027-0001-0022B, Greene County Historical Society Collection, Greene Connections Archives Project (www.GreeneConnections.com).