Early baseball in West Virginia/Club 2
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William E. Akin, "West Virginia Baseball: A History, 1865-2000" p. 10 says the Harpers Ferry Valley BBC organized in 1867. | William E. Akin, "West Virginia Baseball: A History, 1865-2000" p. 10 says the Harpers Ferry Valley BBC organized in 1867. | ||
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Harpers Ferry WV is about 25 miles S of Hagerstown MD. | Harpers Ferry WV is about 25 miles S of Hagerstown MD. | ||
|Sources=W. Harrison Daniel, “The Rage in the Hill City: The Beginnings of Baseball in Lynchburg,” Virginia Cavalcade, Spring 1979; William E. Akin, "West Virginia Baseball: A History, 1865-2000" | |Sources=W. Harrison Daniel, “The Rage in the Hill City: The Beginnings of Baseball in Lynchburg,” Virginia Cavalcade, Spring 1979; William E. Akin, "West Virginia Baseball: A History, 1865-2000" | ||
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Latest revision as of 02:33, 23 October 2012
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| Location | West Virginia |
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| Year | 1866 |
| Month | 11 |
| City | Harpers Ferry |
| State | WV |
| Nickname | Valley (?) |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
In Nov. 1866 the Harpers Ferry Club played the Hagerstown Scientifics. William E. Akin, "West Virginia Baseball: A History, 1865-2000" p. 10 says the Harpers Ferry Valley BBC organized in 1867.
Harpers Ferry WV is about 25 miles S of Hagerstown MD.
Sources
W. Harrison Daniel, “The Rage in the Hill City: The Beginnings of Baseball in Lynchburg,” Virginia Cavalcade, Spring 1979; William E. Akin, "West Virginia Baseball: A History, 1865-2000"
