Ballston Spa in Saratoga County, New York — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Birthplace of Abner Doubleday
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, April 20, 2013
1. Birthplace of Abner Doubleday Marker
Major-Gen Abner Doubleday
Ballston Spa June 26 1819
Founder of Baseball 1839
A Civil War Hero at Battle
of Gettysburg 1863
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Sports • War, US Civil. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1950.
Location. 43° 0.206′ N, 73° 51.017′ W. Marker is in Ballston Spa, New York, in Saratoga County. It is at the intersection of Washington Street and Fenwick Street, on the right on Washington Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 28 Washington Street, Ballston Spa NY 12020, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Upstate New York, in the Capital District, and in the Albany Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast and in the Mid-Atlantic. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Great North Woods, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Netherland and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: New Yorker Submariners Memorial (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Captain Abner Doubleday (approx. 0.2 miles away); County Seat (approx. 0.2 miles away); Here in 1800 / Here in 1900 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Home of George Scott (approx. 1.6 miles away); 1780 Invasion (approx. 1.8 miles away); E. Hubbell 1831 (approx. 1.8 miles away); Trip-Hammer (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ballston Spa.
Regarding Birthplace of Abner Doubleday. The Doubleday House is located at the corner of Washington Street and Fenwick Street in Ballston
this page online
Also see . . . Abner Doubleday House. (Submitted on May 11, 2013, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York.)
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, April 20, 2013
2. Birthplace of Abner Doubleday Marker
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, April 20, 2013
3. Birthplace of Abner Doubleday
Photographed by Howard C. Ohlhous, May 31, 2013
4. Birthplace of Abner Doubleday & Marker
Library of Congress
5. Brigadier General Abner Doubleday
Credits. This page was last revised on March 25, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 11, 2013, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. This page has been viewed 1,659 times since then and 59 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 11, 2013, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. 4. submitted on June 7, 2013, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. 5. submitted on March 24, 2020, by Howard C. Ohlhous of Duanesburg, New York. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
