Blacksmith Shop

Historical marker location:

Gaines, New York

( Marker is at the intersection of Oak Orchard Road (New York State Route 98) and Ridge Road West (New York State Route 104), on the right when traveling south on Oak Orchard Road.)

1921 - 1922.

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.