Early baseball in Alabama/Club 10
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Location | Alabama |
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Year | 1868 |
Month | 6 |
Modern address | Prattville AL |
City | Prattville |
State | AL |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The New York Herald, June 9, 1868, reported that “the young men of Prattsville [sic], Ala. Have organized a club for baseball…”
Prattville AL (pop.in 1900 was 1300, now is about 34,000) is about 80 miles S of Birmingham and about 10 miles NW of Montgomery.
Sources
New York Herald, June 9, 1868