Howard Orphanage

Historical marker location:

2 Reydon Way, Commack, New York

( Marker is at the intersection of Reydon Way and Indian Head Road, on the right when traveling south on Reydon Way.)

Marker installed: 2021

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.