Early baseball in Arkansas/Club 1
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Location | Arkansas |
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Year | 1867 |
Month | 5 |
City | Washington |
State | AR |
Country | US |
Found by | Caleb Hardwick |
The May 28th, 1867 edition of Arkansas Gazette reports of the formation of a base ball club in Washington, AR. [Washington AR is about 30 miles NE of Texarkana.]
Sources
1867 Arkansas Gazette Index