World War II Memorial

Historical marker location:

Old Yates County Courthouse Grounds, Penn Yan, New York

( Memorial is on Main Street north of Clinton Street, on the left when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1948

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.