Jacob Parrott

Historical marker location:

100 South Main Street, Alger, Ohio

( Memorial is at the intersection of Lee Street (Ohio Route 235) and Main Street, on the right when traveling east on Lee Street.)

First Congressional Medal of Honor. Great Locomotive Chase.

The Cincinnati Reds, one of Ohio's two Major League Baseball teams (along with the Cleveland Indians), were the first professional baseball team to wear uniforms with numbers on them. They did so in 1911, to help fans identify players more easily.