Early baseball in Washington/Club 1

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Location	Washington
Year	1867
Month	2
City	Vancouver
State	WA
Country	USA
Nickname	Occidental Base Ball Club
First in Washington	Yes

Vancouver Register, Saturday, February 23, 1867, Page 3, 1st column, 8th item of "Local Matters":

BASE BALL CLUB. -- Occidental Base Ball Club was organized at Vancouver this week. The following officers were chosen : E. Freeman, President ; Dan. Leahy, Vice President; W. Armstrong Secretary. ; W. R. Turnbull Treasurer. E. Freeman, II. C. Morse and H. G. Struve, Directors. The Club numbers 18 members.

Vancouver WA is about 10 miles north of Portland OR, and about 2 miles north of the WA/OR border, at the Columbia River.

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Vancouver Register; Vancouver, Washington; Saturday, February 23, 1867; Page 3, 1st column, 8th item of "Local Matters"