Historical Marker
Lane Place
Historical marker location:
212 South Water Street, Crawfordsville, Indiana
( Marker is at the intersection of East Wabash Ave. and South Water Street, on the left when traveling east on East Wabash Ave..)
Marker installed: 1962
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.