Knox County Poor Farm / Knox County Infirmary

Historical marker location:

7530 Co Rd 19 Johnstown Road, Bangs, Ohio

( Marker is at the intersection of Johnstown Road (County Route 19) and Possum Street (County Route 23), on the left when traveling south on Johnstown Road.)

Marker installed: 2016

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.