Early baseball in Vermont/Club 16
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| Location | Vermont |
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| Year | 1866 |
| Month | 8 |
| Note on date | No Later than August 1860 |
| City | Northfield |
| State | VT |
| Nickname | Atlantic |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The St. Albans Messenger, Aug. 24, 1866, mentions the Athletic BBC of Gouldville and the Atlantic BBC of Northfield.
Northfield VT (1900 pop. about 2,800) is in central Vermont and about 40 miles SE of Burlington.
Sources
St. Albans Messenger, Aug. 24, 1866
