Early baseball in Kansas/Club 1
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The Fort Leavenworth or Fort Scott club may have been the first to form in Kansas. | The Fort Leavenworth or Fort Scott club may have been the first to form in Kansas. | ||
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| + | Fort Leavenworth KS is about 5 miles N of Leavenworth KS. and about 30 miles NW of Kansas City KS. It is about 3 miles W of the Missouri River and thus the KS/MO state line. | ||
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Revision as of 12:49, 5 September 2012
| Spread of baseball: Home -> Kansas -> Early baseball in Kansas/Club 1 |
| Location | Kansas |
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| Year | 1866 |
| Note on date | No Later than 1866 |
| Modern address | Leavenworth KS |
| City | Fort Leavenworth |
| State | KS |
| Country | US |
| Nickname | Frontier |
| First in Kansas | Yes |
The Frontier Club of Fort Leavenworth KS is listed in Peverelly [1866]. It may well have formed earlier.
The Fort Leavenworth or Fort Scott club may have been the first to form in Kansas.
Fort Leavenworth KS is about 5 miles N of Leavenworth KS. and about 30 miles NW of Kansas City KS. It is about 3 miles W of the Missouri River and thus the KS/MO state line.
