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|Pagetext=The first baseball club organized in Independence was on April 29, 1864, at the office of J.M. Weart, who was the leading spirit in the enterprise. | |Pagetext=The first baseball club organized in Independence was on April 29, 1864, at the office of J.M. Weart, who was the leading spirit in the enterprise. | ||
| - | Independence IA | + | Independence IA is about 35 miles N of Cedar Rapids and about 25 miles E of Waterloo IA. |
| - | As of August 2012, this club is the earliest listed base ball club in Iowa -- but there is uncertainty about | + | As of August 2012, this club is the earliest listed base ball club in Iowa -- but there is uncertainty about a club that played in Davenport in 1858. |
|Sources=History of Buchanan County, Iowa, and its people, Volume 1; Chappell, Harry Church and Katharyn Joella Allen Chappell; S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.; 1914; p 589. | |Sources=History of Buchanan County, Iowa, and its people, Volume 1; Chappell, Harry Church and Katharyn Joella Allen Chappell; S.J. Clarke Pub. Co.; 1914; p 589. | ||
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