Early baseball in South Carolina/Club 7
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| Location | South Carolina |
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| Year | 1872 |
| Modern address | Branchville SC |
| City | Branchville |
| State | SC |
| Nickname | Palmetto |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Orangeburg Times, Aug. 28, 1872 reports the Palmetto club of Branchville played the Orange base ball club at Orangeburg Monday afternoon.
Branchville SC (current pop. about 1000) is about 15 miles S of Orangeburg and about 65 miles NW of Charleston. Orangeburg SC (1870 pop. about 250)is about 40 miles S of Columbia SC
Sources
The Orangeburg Times, Aug. 28, 1872
