Historical Marker
Howland Center
Historical marker location:
477 Main Street, Beacon, New York
( Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and Tioronda Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.)
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.