(Photo Courtesy of the Wampum Community Revitalization)
Noah Haswell, Beaver County Radio News
(Wampum, PA) There will be an official dedication ceremony for the mural of the late baseball player Richard “Dick” Allen tomorrow in Wampum at 4 p.m. Allen, who played nine seasons for the Philadelphia Phillies, was posthumously inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame of Cooperstown, New York on July 27th, 2025 and the mural located on 331 Main Street depicts him. The artist of the mural, Ernel Martinez, the son of Allen, Richard, Jr. and the brother of Allen, Ron will be among the guests at this ceremony set in Allen’s hometown. There will also be a digital paranormal investigation event following the mural dedication ceremony tomorrow starting at 6 p.m. and ending at 9 p.m.










