Early baseball in West Virginia/Club 3
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| Location | West Virginia |
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| Year | 1877 |
| Month | 5 |
| Modern address | Grafton WV |
| City | Grafton |
| State | WV |
| Found by | Bruce Allardice |
The Wheeling Register, May 5, 1877: "State News. Grafton boasts six base ball clubs."
Grafton WV (current pop. about 5500) is about 25 miles S of Morgantown in eastern WV.
Sources
Wheeling Register, May 5, 1877
