Early baseball in Tennessee/Club 12
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| Location | Tennessee |
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| Year | 1867 |
| Modern address | Knoxville TN |
| City | Knoxville |
| State | TN |
| Nickname | Holston |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Memphis Appeal, September 18, 1867 passes along a Knoxville Whig article on a game between the Holston of Knoxville and the Mountain City of Chattanooga for the state championship.
Knoxville's population in 1870 was about 8700. Knoxville is about 100 miles NE of Chattanooga.
Sources
Memphis Appeal, September 18, 1867
