Early baseball in Vermont/Club 12
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| Location | Vermont |
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| Year | 1867 |
| Month | 9 |
| Note on date | No Later than September 1867 |
| City | St. Johnsbury |
| State | VT |
| Nickname | Union |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The St. Johnsbury Caledonian, Sept. 27, 1867 mentions a local baseball tournament and mentions the Union BBC of St. Johnsbury.
St. Johnsbury VT (current pop. about 7,500)is northern VT about 8 miles from the NH border.
Sources
The St. Johnsbury Caledonian, Sept. 27, 1867
