Early baseball in Virginia/Club 11

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Location	Virginia
Year	1866
Modern address	Fredericksburg VA
City	Fredericksburg
State	VA
Found by	Bruce Allardice

The Fredericksburg Star Ledger, October 23, 1866, says a baseball club was organized here in 1866.

Fredericksburg VA (current population about 24,000) is about 50 miles South of Washington, D.C., and 60 miles N of Richmond.

Sources

Fredericksburg Star Ledger, October 23, 1866