Early baseball in Pennsylvania/Club 26
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Location | Pennsylvania |
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Year | 1866 |
City | Pottstown |
State | PA |
Nickname | Pottstown |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Harrisburg Patriot, Oct. 18, 1866 has a long article on the state baseball convention. Among the teams sending delegates was the Pottstown BBC of Pottstown.
Pottstown PA (900 pop. about 13,500)is about 35 miles NW of Philadelphia.
Sources
Harrisburg Patriot, Oct. 18, 1866