Early baseball in Missouri/Club 3
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| Location | Missouri |
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| Year | 1865 |
| City | Independence |
| State | KS |
| Country | US |
"Military Occupation of Independence. Chamber of Commerce. First Lumbermen. First Base Ball Club."
Charles P. Deatherage, Early History of Greater Kansas City, 1927, page 540
Caveat: this was obtained in snippet view, and identification of Independence as the locality needs to be confirmed. As this appears to be a chapter topic listing, the full text would be desirable. There is also an town named Independence in Kansas.
