Historical Marker
Eagle Cotton Mill / Gas, Coal & Tobacco
Historical marker location:
Madison, Indiana
( Marker is on East Vaughn Drive just east of Walnut Street, on the right when traveling east.)
Streetside History.
The first professional baseball game in the United States was played in Indiana on May 4, 1871. The game was played in Fort Wayne between the Cleveland Forest Citys and the Fort Wayne Kekiongas.