Early baseball in Tennessee/Club 8

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Location	Tennessee
Year	1875
Month	5
Modern address	Greeneville TN
City	Greeneville
State	TN
Found by	Bruce Allardice

“Tennessee News…. Greenville has Base-ball.” Memphis Appeal, May 15, 1875.

Greeneville TN (current pop. 17,000) is about 60 miles E of Knowville in the NE corner of the state. We do not see a "Greenville" in the state.

Sources

Memphis Appeal, May 15, 1875