Early baseball in Ohio/Club 13

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Location	Ohio
Year	1867
City	Youngstown
State	OH
Country	US
Nickname	Ironsides
Found by	Larry McCray

The first team to form in Youngstown was the Ironsides. It was apparently active in 1867.

James M. Egan, Jr., Base Ball On the Western Reserve (McFarland, 2008), page 9.

Youngstown OH is about 60 miles SE of Cleveland and near the PA border.