Early baseball in Virginia/Club 23
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| Location | Virginia |
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| Year | 1870 |
| Modern address | Roaanoke VA |
| City | Roanoke |
| State | VA |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
Students of Roanoke College started to play baseball in 1870. Per Wikipedia article on Roanoke College.
Roanoke VA is about 160 miles W of Richmond.
Sources
Wikipedia article on Roanoke College.
