Historical Marker
The Clermont
Historical marker location:
1795 U.S. Highway 9, Clermont, New York
( Marker is on U.S. 9, 0.1 miles north of Commons Road (County Route 6), on the left when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 1976
The first-ever recorded baseball game was played in Hoboken, New Jersey, but the modern rules of the game were established in New York City in 1845 by the New York Knickerbocker Baseball Club.