Early baseball in Nebraska/Club 1
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| Location | Nebraska |
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| Year | 1870 |
| Month | 7 |
| Date | 16 |
| Modern address | Dakota City NE |
| City | Dakota City |
| State | NE |
| Country | US |
"The first base ball club in the county [Dakota County] was organized at Dakota City on July 16, 1870 . . . . For years the club was recognized as one of the best in northeastern Nebraska . . . ."
Dakota City NE is about 5 miles south of Sioux City SD and about 85 miles N of Omaha on the Missouri River.
Sources
M. M. Warner, Warner's History of Dakota County, Nebraska (Mirror, Dakota City, 1893), pages 158-159. Accessed 3/1/10 via Google Books search ("warner's history").
