Historical Marker
Poughkeepsie's Waterfront
Historical marker location:
49 Parker Avenue, Poughkeepsie, New York
( Marker can be reached from Parker Avenue (New York State Route 9G) ΒΌ mile east of Washington Street (New York State Route 9G), on the left when traveling east.)
The Great Connector.
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.