Early baseball in Washington, DC/Club 1
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| Location | Washington, D.C. |
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| Year | 1859 |
| Month | 11 |
| Date | 29 |
| Modern address | Washington DC |
| City | Washington |
| State | DC |
| Country | US |
| Nickname | National |
"In the fall of 1859, two separate groups of government workers met in Washington and formed the area's first base baseball clubs, the Potomac and the Nationals."
In 1864, the National Club was a member of the NABBP. M. Wright, The NABBP, page 93.
Washington's population in 1860 was about 75,000. It was the 14th largest city in the US.
Sources
Brian McKenna, "Arthur Gorman," Baseball Biography Project. See also Peverelly, page 111.
