Club of Fort Valley

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Nick Name Fort Valley
Earliest Known Date 1868
Location Fort Valley, GA, United States
Description

The New York Clipper, July 25, 1868 gives the box score of a game played on the 16th between a Macon picked nine and the club of Fort Valley.

The Macon Georgia Weekly Telegraph, August 29, 1871, has a lengthy article on a game played the 18th at Oglethorpe between the “Fort Valley nine” and the Pastime of Oglethorpe, won by the latter 35-23.

Fort Valley GA (current population about 9800) is about 95 miles S of Atlanta and about 65 miles E of Columbus GA on the AL border.

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The New York Clipper, July 25, 1868

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Found by Bruce Allardice
Entered by Bruce Allardice
First in Location Fort Valley, GA
Entry Origin Sabrpedia

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