Early baseball in West Virginia/Club 8
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Revision as of 02:15, 16 October 2012
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| Location | West Virginia |
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| Year | 1866 |
| City | Shepherdstown |
| State | West Virginia |
| Nickname | Potomac |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
William E. Akin, "West Virginia Baseball: A History, 1865-2000" p. 10 says Shepherdstown formed the Potomac BBC in 1866.
Shepherdstown WV (1880 pop. about 1,500) is is eastern WV and about 20 miles S of Hagerstown MD.
Sources
William E. Akin, "West Virginia Baseball: A History, 1865-2000"
