Early baseball in Virginia/Club 19
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Location | Virginia |
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Year | 1866 |
Month | 10 |
Modern address | Petersburg VA |
City | Petersburg |
State | VA |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Alexandria Gazette, October 30, 1866 notes that Petersburg has just organized a baseball club.
Petersburg VA (current pop. about 32,500) is about 25 miles S of Richmond VA and about 55 miles N of the North Carolina border.
Sources
Alexandria Gazette, October 30, 1866