Early baseball in New York (state)/Club 56

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Location New York (state)
Year 1867
City Plattsburgh
State NY
Nickname Independent
Found by Mark Aubrey

A new Base Ball Club, called the "Independent," has been organized in Plattsburgh, with the following officers: President, E. Holcomb; Vice President, J. D. Evans; Secretary, G. W. Watson; Treasurer, J. W. Weaver; Field Directors, J. Clock, F. McCadden and H. Ransom.

Plattsburgh NY (current population about 20,000)is in northernmost New York State and on Lake Champlain. It is about 160 miles N of Albany NY, about 60 miles S of Montreal, and30 miles NW of Burlington VT.

Sources

The Plattsburgh Sentinel - April 25, 1867

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