Fort Miamis

Historical marker location:

1900 River Road, Maumee, Ohio

( Marker is at the intersection of River Road and Michigan Avenue, on the left when traveling south on River Road.)

Marker installed: 1955

Anthony Wayne Parkway.

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.