Early baseball in Ohio/Club 20
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Location | Ohio |
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Year | 1866 |
Month | 9 |
Modern address | Xenia OH |
City | Xenia |
State | OH |
Nickname | Xenia |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Freeport, IL North-West, Aug. 9, 1866, reports that the Xenia (Ohio) Base Ball Club has been organized.
Xenia OH (1860 pop. about 4,500; 1870 pop. about 6,400)is in southern OH, about 55 miles SW of Columbus.
Sources
The Freeport, IL North-West, Aug. 9, 1866