Early baseball in Ohio/Club 30
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Location | Ohio |
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Year | 1867 |
Month | 6 |
Modern address | McConnellsville OH |
City | McConnellsville |
State | OH |
Nickname | Hickories |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Cleveland Leader, June 3, 1867, mentions the Peerless of Sharon and the Hickories of McConnellsville.
McConnellsville (current pop. about 1,600) is about 70 miles SE of Columbus.
Sources
Cleveland Leader, June 3, 1867