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Honoring Baseball Pioneer James Creighton

Brooklyn was the incubator of baseball in the National Pastime's infancy, and the first national baseball hero and legend is interred at Green-Wood Cemetery.

Brooklyn was the incubator of baseball in the National Pastime’s infancy–the 1840s, 50s, and 60s. And, the first national baseball hero and legend, James Creighton, is interred at Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery. Click here to see the full post, with images, on the Green-Wood website.

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