Early baseball in North Carolina/Club 18
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| Location | North Carolina |
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| Year | 1875 |
| Month | 5 |
| Date | 22 |
| Modern address | Statesville NC |
| City | Statesville |
| State | NC |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Statesville Landmark, May 24, 1875, notes that there was a meeting of the Statesville base ball club on the 22nd.
Statesville NC (current pop. 24,500) is about 50 miles SW of Winston-Salem NC
Sources
Statesville Landmark, May 24, 1875
