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Atlas Obscura profiled three linked sites in Truxton, New York, connected to legendary baseball manager John J. McGraw, who was born in the town in 1873. The sites are a monument to the native son, a baseball field named in his honor, and a sign marking the game played at John J. McGraw Field that funded the memorial. The article also recounts the family background of McGraw's father, John, who emigrated to the United States in 1856. It is a local heritage feature rather than a news report.