Historical Marker
Old Orchard
Historical marker location:
6038 Sound Avenue, Riverhead, New York
( Marker can be reached from Sound Avenue east of Herricks Lane, on the left when traveling east.)
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.