Early baseball in South Carolina/Club 23
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Location | South Carolina |
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Year | 1868 |
Month | 7 |
Date | 14 |
Modern address | York SC |
City | Yorkville |
State | SC |
Found by | Bruce Allardice |
“A base ball club was organized in Yorkville on the 14th…” The Yorkville Enquirer, July 16, 1868.
Yorkville (York since 1915) has a current population of about 8200 and is in the NE corner of SC, and is about 30 miles SW of Charlotte NC.
Sources
The Yorkville Enquirer, July 16, 1868.