Historical Marker
Solomon Mier
Historical marker location:
300 S. Cavin Street, Ligonier, Indiana
( Marker is at the intersection of W. 3rd Street and S. Cavin Street (State Road 5), on the right when traveling east on W. 3rd Street.)
1833 - 1910.
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.