Early baseball in North Carolina/Club 5
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|Pagetext=The Petersburg Index and Appeal, Aug. 23, 1873, reports an Enfield item dated Aug. 22 of a game between the Enfield base ball club and the Advance of Petersburg “today”. | |Pagetext=The Petersburg Index and Appeal, Aug. 23, 1873, reports an Enfield item dated Aug. 22 of a game between the Enfield base ball club and the Advance of Petersburg “today”. | ||
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+ | Enfield NC (current pop. about 2300), a predominantly African-Americana town, is about 65 miles NE of Raleigh NC. Petersburg VA (current pop. about 32,000) is about 80 miles N of Enfield and also has a strong African-American presence. | ||
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|Sources=Petersburg Index and Appeal, Aug. 23, 1873 | |Sources=Petersburg Index and Appeal, Aug. 23, 1873 | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:17, 3 September 2012
Spread of baseball: Home -> North Carolina -> Early baseball in North Carolina/Club 5 |
Location | North Carolina |
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Year | 1873 |
Month | 8 |
Date | 23 |
Modern address | Enfield NC |
City | Enfield |
State | NC |
Nickname | Enfield BBC |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Petersburg Index and Appeal, Aug. 23, 1873, reports an Enfield item dated Aug. 22 of a game between the Enfield base ball club and the Advance of Petersburg “today”.
Enfield NC (current pop. about 2300), a predominantly African-Americana town, is about 65 miles NE of Raleigh NC. Petersburg VA (current pop. about 32,000) is about 80 miles N of Enfield and also has a strong African-American presence.
Sources
Petersburg Index and Appeal, Aug. 23, 1873