Early baseball in Delaware/Club 3
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Location | Delaware |
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Year | 1865 |
Month | 4 |
Modern address | New Castle DE |
City | New Castle |
State | DE |
Nickname | Lenapi |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Georgetown (DE) Union, Oct. 27, 1865, reported that the Lenapi BBC of New Castle will play the Diamond State BBC of Wilmington on Nov. 4th at New Castle.
New Castle DE (1900 pop. about 3400) is about 6 miles S of Wilmington and on the Delaware River.
Sources
The Georgetown (DE) Union, Oct. 27, 1865