Civil War Training Camp

Historical marker location:

Indianapolis, Indiana

( Marker is at the intersection of North Blackford Street and Wabash Street, on the right when traveling north on North Blackford Street.)

First State Fairgrounds to Camp Sullivan.

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.