Early baseball in North Dakota/Club 1
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| Location | North Dakota |
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| Year | 1879 |
| Month | 6 |
| Date | 25 |
| Modern address | Grand Forks ND |
| City | Grand Forks |
| State | ND |
| Nickname | Dakota Stars |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Grand Forks Weekly Herald, June 26, 1879, says on June 25 the Dakota Stars of Grand Fork beat the Caledonia Boys of Caledonia 49-19 at Grand Forks.
Grand Forks ND (1880 population about 1,700) is about 80 miles from the Canadian border and about 75 miles N of Fargo ND.
Sources
Grand Forks Weekly Herald, June 26, 1879
