Early baseball in North Carolina/Club 17
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| Location | North Carolina |
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| Year | 1867 |
| Modern address | Southport NC |
| City | Smithville |
| State | NC |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The papers of Dr. Walter G. Curtis, at the U. of North Carolina, include the records of a Smithville (now, Southport) baseball club in 1867.
Southport (current pop. 2300) is about 150 miles S of Raleigh on the Atlantic coast.
Sources
The papers of Dr. Walter G. Curtis, at the U. of North Carolina
