Early baseball in West Virginia/Club 13
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|Year=1866 | |Year=1866 | ||
|City=Parkersburg | |City=Parkersburg | ||
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|Nickname=Olympic, Blennerhassett | |Nickname=Olympic, Blennerhassett | ||
|Submitter=Bruce Allardice | |Submitter=Bruce Allardice | ||
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|Pagetext=William E. Akin, "West Virginia Baseball: A History, 1865-2000" p. 10 says that in 1866 residents of Parkersburg formed the Olympic BBC and the Blennerhassett BBC. | |Pagetext=William E. Akin, "West Virginia Baseball: A History, 1865-2000" p. 10 says that in 1866 residents of Parkersburg formed the Olympic BBC and the Blennerhassett BBC. | ||
| - | Parkersburg WV is about 90 miles SW of Wheeling. | + | Parkersburg WV (1860 pop. about 2,500; 1870 pop. about 5,500)is about 90 miles SW of Wheeling. |
|Sources=William E. Akin, "West Virginia Baseball: A History, 1865-2000" | |Sources=William E. Akin, "West Virginia Baseball: A History, 1865-2000" | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:32, 23 October 2012
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| Location | West Virginia |
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| Year | 1866 |
| City | Parkersburg |
| State | WV |
| Nickname | Olympic, Blennerhassett |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
William E. Akin, "West Virginia Baseball: A History, 1865-2000" p. 10 says that in 1866 residents of Parkersburg formed the Olympic BBC and the Blennerhassett BBC.
Parkersburg WV (1860 pop. about 2,500; 1870 pop. about 5,500)is about 90 miles SW of Wheeling.
Sources
William E. Akin, "West Virginia Baseball: A History, 1865-2000"
