Early baseball in Maine/Club 5

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Location	Maine
Year	1867
Month	5
Date	4
City	Norway
State	Maine
Nickname	Pennesseewasses
Found by	Bruce Allardice

Peter Morris et al, editors, "Base Ball Pioneers, 1850-1870" has a section on the Pennesseewasses of Norway, ME, formed May 4, 1867.

Norway ME (1867 pop. about 2000)is about 25 Miles NW of Lewiston and about 35 miles E of the NH border.

Sources

Peter Morris et al, editors, "Base Ball Pioneers, 1850-1870,"(McFarland, 2012{. This book has a lively account of the club, which had an eventful reign as state champion, despite hailing from a town of 2000 souls. See pages 9 - 18.