Located in a small town in New York, the Hall of Fame has been a destination for baseball fans since its opening in 1939. It was established by Stephen Carlton Clark, an heir to the Singer Sewing Machine fortune. Clark’s aim was to bring tourists to a city devastated by the depression and prohibition, which had damaged the local hops industry. Clark constructed the Hall of Fame building and it was dedicated on June 12, 1939. ( His granddaughter, Jane Forbes Clark, is the current chairman of the board of directors.). The erroneous claim that Civil War Hero, Abner Doubleday, had invented baseball in Cooperstown was instrumental in the early marketing of the hall.
Cooperstown. A Baseball Fans Ultimate Road Trip.
