Early baseball in North Carolina/Club 3
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|Nickname=Lightfoots | |Nickname=Lightfoots | ||
|Submitter=Bruce Allardice | |Submitter=Bruce Allardice | ||
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|Pagetext=The first mention I’ve found is the game of the “Swift Foots” of Charlotte against the “Swift Foots” of Salisbury, at Concord, NC, July 17, 1879. See Salisbury Carolina Watchman, July 10, July 24, 1879. | |Pagetext=The first mention I’ve found is the game of the “Swift Foots” of Charlotte against the “Swift Foots” of Salisbury, at Concord, NC, July 17, 1879. See Salisbury Carolina Watchman, July 10, July 24, 1879. | ||
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| + | Charlotte NC (1880 pop. about 7,000)and Salisbury NC (current pop. about 33,0000.) are about 20 miles NE and SW of Charlotte and Salisbury, respectively. | ||
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|Sources=See Salisbury Carolina Watchman, July 10, July 24, 1879. | |Sources=See Salisbury Carolina Watchman, July 10, July 24, 1879. | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:51, 4 September 2012
| Spread of baseball: Home -> North Carolina -> Early baseball in North Carolina/Club 3 |
| Location | North Carolina |
|---|---|
| Year | 1879 |
| Month | 7 |
| Date | 17 |
| Modern address | Charlotte NC |
| City | Charlotte |
| State | NC |
| Nickname | Lightfoots |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The first mention I’ve found is the game of the “Swift Foots” of Charlotte against the “Swift Foots” of Salisbury, at Concord, NC, July 17, 1879. See Salisbury Carolina Watchman, July 10, July 24, 1879.
Charlotte NC (1880 pop. about 7,000)and Salisbury NC (current pop. about 33,0000.) are about 20 miles NE and SW of Charlotte and Salisbury, respectively.
Sources
See Salisbury Carolina Watchman, July 10, July 24, 1879.
