Early baseball in Virginia/Club 24

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Location	Virginia
Year	1866
Month	3
Modern address	Staunton VA
City	Staunton
State	VA
Found by	Bruce Allardice

The Valley Virginian March 7, 1866 announced the organization of the Staunton Base Ball Club “last week,” and that “bats and balls would be received this week.”

Staunton VA (current pop. about 24,000) is about 35 miles W of Charlottesville.

Sources

Valley Virginian March 7, 1866