Doubleday Hill/River View Cemetery

Doubleday Hill/River View Cemetery

Photo by John Gensor

The long hill along the raised bank of the canal is known as Battery Hill or Doubleday Hill. Legend has it that General Abner Doubleday occupied the hill and played (and created the game of) baseball on the field below with his troops, but historians no longer believe this is true. Learn more.

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Photo by John Gensor

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