Early baseball in Iowa/Club 10
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| Location | Iowa |
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| Year | 1866 |
| Month | 10 |
| Modern address | Ottumwa IA |
| City | Ottumwa |
| State | IA |
| Nickname | Active |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
Daily Iowa State Register Oct. 18, 1866 reports on a state baseball tournament involving the Active of Ottumwa.
Ottumwa IA (1860 pop. about 1,600; 1870 pop. about 5200)is about 75 miles SE of Des Moines and about 110 miles SW of Davenport IA.
Sources
Daily Iowa State Register Oct. 18, 1866
