Lawrence, Kansas: Cenotaph to the Inventor of Basketball
11 feet tall, engraved with Kansas University's Dr. James Naismith holding a basketball in one hand and books in the other.
Memorial Park Cemetery
- Address:
- Elmwood St., Lawrence, KS
- Directions:
- Memorial Park Cemetery. Enter from E. 15th St. and you'll see the tall stone to the left, flanked by a couple of equally tall shrubs.
- Hours:
- Gated after hours. Local health policies may affect hours and access.
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Grave marker...not so interesting.
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Dr. James Naismith has been etched into an 11 foot tall, rectangular granite memorial, holding a basketball in one hand and books in the other. Naismith invented basketball in Springfield, MA, and he moved to Lawrence afterward and was Kansas University's first basketball coach.