Camden War Memorial

Historical marker location:

Camden, Ohio

( Memorial is at the intersection of Central Avenue (Ohio Route 725) and Lafayette Street, on the left when traveling east on Central Avenue.)

Marker installed: 1976

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.