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6th February 2014
Ruth's gravesite remains a phenomenon
HAWTHORNE, N.Y. -- People have been there before you, and they've left footprints.
Babe Ruth's grave is well-manicured, but with a few inches of snow on the ground, that's not what you notice. The approach to nearly every grave at Gate of Heaven Cemetery is snowed in, blocked by frost and ice. But leading up to this one, the final resting place of baseball's greatest legend, there is a path in the snow.
The foot traffic to Ruth's grave is steady and consistent in all seasons, and it has long b