Early baseball in North Dakota/Club 3
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| Location | North Dakota |
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| Year | 1874 |
| Month | 7 |
| Note on date | No Later than July 1874 |
| City | Pembina (Fort Pembina) |
| State | ND |
| Nickname | U.S.A. |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
Winnipeg Free Press, July 23, 1874: "The U.S.A. Base Ball Club at Fort Pembina, D.T. [Dakota Territory] have signified their willingness to let the Garry Club [of Winnipeg] beat them."
Fort Pembina is just south of modern day Pembina, ND, near the border with Canada.
Sources
Winnipeg Free Press, July 23, 1874
