Early baseball in Michigan/Club 35
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| Location | Michigan |
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| Year | 1865 |
| Modern address | Adrian MI |
| City | Adrian |
| State | MI |
| Country | US |
| Nickname | Anchora Club of Adrian |
| Found by | Peter Morris |
The Anchora Club of Adrian is listed first among clubs in Lenawee County MI.
Adrian MI (1860 pop about 6,200; 1870 pop. about 8,500) is about 65 miles SW of Detroit and about 30 miles SW of Ann Arbor.
Sources
Peter Morris, Baseball Fever: Early Baseball in Michigan (U of Michigan Press, 2003), page 367.
