Early baseball in South Carolina/Club 17
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|Pagetext=The Augusta Chronicle, March 23, 1877, finds that “Base Ball is the great popular amusement of Ninety Six this season.” | |Pagetext=The Augusta Chronicle, March 23, 1877, finds that “Base Ball is the great popular amusement of Ninety Six this season.” | ||
| - | Ninety Six, SC (current pop. about 2,000) is about 60 miles S of Greenville SC, about 60 miles E of Columbia SC, and 60 miles N of Augusta GA. | + | Ninety Six, SC (current pop. about 2,000) is about 60 miles S of Greenville SC, about 60 miles E of Columbia SC, and 60 miles N of Augusta GA. |
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| + | No one seems to be at all sure where the name "Ninety Six" came from. Sorry. | ||
|Sources=The Augusta Chronicle, March 23, 1877 | |Sources=The Augusta Chronicle, March 23, 1877 | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:20, 3 September 2012
| Spread of baseball: Home -> South Carolina -> Early baseball in South Carolina/Club 17 |
| Location | South Carolina |
|---|---|
| Year | 1877 |
| Month | 3 |
| Modern address | Ninety Six SC |
| City | Ninety Six |
| State | SC |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Augusta Chronicle, March 23, 1877, finds that “Base Ball is the great popular amusement of Ninety Six this season.”
Ninety Six, SC (current pop. about 2,000) is about 60 miles S of Greenville SC, about 60 miles E of Columbia SC, and 60 miles N of Augusta GA.
No one seems to be at all sure where the name "Ninety Six" came from. Sorry.
Sources
The Augusta Chronicle, March 23, 1877
