Early baseball in South Carolina/Club 8
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| Location | South Carolina |
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| Year | 1873 |
| Month | 5 |
| Modern address | Brunson SC |
| City | Brunson |
| State | SC |
| Nickname | Lone Star |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Lone Star of Brunson are playing the Cosmopolitan of Beaufort May 1, 1873. [Orangeburg News, May 2, 1873]
Brunson SC (current pop. about 550) is about 80 miles W of Charleston and 65 miles N of Savannah GA.
Sources
Orangeburg News, May 2, 1873
