Birthplace of the American League

Birthplace of the American League (HMK9R)

Location: Milwaukee, WI 53203 Milwaukee County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 2.512', W 87° 54.879'

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The Republican House, a hotel that stood on this site from 1886 to 1961, was the birthplace of baseball's American League. On the night of March 5, 1900, Milwaukee attorney Henry Killilea, his brother Matt, Connie Mack, Byron (Ban) Johnson, and Charles Comiskey gathered in Room 185. In defiance of the existing National League, Comiskey's Chicago White Stockings (later Sox) were incorporated, and the league's eight team alignment was completed. After the 1900 season, the league reorganized, placed teams in Baltimore, Boston, Philadelphia, and Washington, D.C., and acheived major league status.
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HM NumberHMK9R
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Year Placed2000
Placed BySociety for American Baseball Research, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and The Milwaukee County Historical Society. This marker was dedicated in the centennial year of Major League Baseball's Junior Circuit
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Date Added Wednesday, October 8th, 2014 at 12:12pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 425498 N 4765869
Decimal Degrees43.04186667, -87.91465000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 2.512', W 87° 54.879'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 2' 30.72" N, 87° 54' 52.74" W
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Area Code(s)414, 262
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 901-941 N Old World 3rd St, Milwaukee WI 53203, US
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