Early baseball in Michigan/Club 3
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| Location | Michigan |
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| Year | 1867 |
| Modern address | Port Huron MI |
| City | Port Huron |
| State | MI |
| Country | US |
| Nickname | Welkin Base Ball Club |
"The [current vintage club] Port Huron Welkins are based on Port Huron's first base ball club (the Welkiins) formed in 1867."
Source: Online, at the Welkin BBC's apparel page, accessed 2/262010 via Google Web search (welkin "port huron" "dry goods").
Port Huron (1860 pop. about 4,400; 1870 pop. about 6,000)is on Lake Huron near the Ontario Border and about 50 miles NE of Detroit.
Sources
The Welkin BBC's apparel page, accessed 2/26 via Google Web search (welkin "port huron" "dry goods").
