Early baseball in North Carolina/Club 21
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| Location | North Carolina |
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| Year | 1868 |
| Month | 6 |
| Modern address | Wilmington NC |
| City | Wilmington |
| State | NC |
| Nickname | Scuppernongs, Hartnetts |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The New York Herald, June 26, 1868 reports a game at Wilmington on Tuesday last between the Scuppernongs and the Harnetts
Wilmington NC (1890 pop. about 20,000) is about 125 miles S of Raleigh and on the Atlantic coast near the SC border.
Sources
New York Herald, June 26, 1868
