Early baseball in Ohio/Club 27
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| Location | Ohio |
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| Year | 1868 |
| Month | 9 |
| Modern address | Middleport OH |
| City | Middleport |
| State | OH |
| Nickname | Enterprise |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
Cincinnati Daily Gazette, Sept. 16, 1868, mentions the Enterprise BBC of Middleport.
Middleport OH (current pop. about 2,500) is on the Ohio River about 100 miles SE of Columbus and on the WV border.
Sources
Cincinnati Daily Gazette, Sept. 16, 1868
