Early baseball in New Jersey/Club 56
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| Location | New Jersey |
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| Year | 1860 |
| Month | 8 |
| Date | 11 |
| Note on date | 8/17/2012 |
| City | Newark |
| State | New Jersey |
| Country | USA |
| Nickname | Washington |
| Found by | John Zinn |
Newark Daily Advertiser - 8/11/1860 - this is a different club from the Washington Junior Club formed in 1857 - in 1860 most of the members of that club had helped form the Newark Eureka.
