Babe didrikson zaharias museum
Babe didrikson zaharias museum
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Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum & Visitor Center
Sports museum in Beaumont, Texas
The Babe Didrikson Zaharias Museum & Visitor Center is a museum dedicated to Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias that is located in Beaumont, Texas.[1][2][3][4] Fronting on Interstate 10, it is freely open to the public Monday through Saturday from 9 am to 5 pm.[1] The museum consists largely of trophies and awards that Zaharias accumulated during her career, as well as memorabilia, newspaper clippings, and photographs.[2][3][5][6] The museum also functions as a visitor center for Beaumont.[4] Money raised by the museum helps fund scholarships for female students at Lamar University.[7]
Described by George E.
McLeod as "a big trophy case",[5] the museum prominently features a silver cup trophy that Zaharias won at a meet in Chicago in , as well as her three medals from the