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Nick Name	Palmetto
Earliest Known Date	1866
Last Known Game
Location	Charleston, SC, United States
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Description	The diary of Samuel Lowry, 17th SC Infantry, notes that while stationed at Charleston in 1864 he and his buddies played "ball." See published diary, Jan, 26, 1864 entry. Charleston Mercury May 22, 1866 reported that a baseball club, formed by Messrs. Wardell and Denny, “the first of its kind ever known in our city,” gave an exhibition at the Citadel College green. The Palmetto BBC issued a challenge to any club in GA, SC or NC. See Charleston Daily News, Dec. 15, 1866. By 1868 numerous teams had been formed in Charleston. The New York Clipper, Aug. 29, 1868, says that Charleston has as senior teams the Alert, Carolina, Eclipse and ___ [illegible], junior clubs Young Alert, Franklin, Palmetto Jr. Conquest and __, plus 2 "colored" clubs. Charleston SC had a population of about 49,000 in 1870.
Sources	Charleston Mercury May 22, 1866
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Found by	Bruce Allardice
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Win/Loss Records As Far As We Now Know

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Year	Games	Wins	Losses	Ties
1866	1 Played	0 Won	0 Lost	0 Tied

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Page	Date	City	Borough	State	Team 1	Team 2	Score	First in	Contributor
Ballgame	1866-06-26	Charleston		SC	Palmetto Club of Charleston	Palmetto Club of Charleston		Charleston, SC	Bruce Allardice

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 |City=Charleston
 |Description=<p>The diary of Samuel Lowry, 17th SC Infantry, notes that while stationed at Charleston in 1864 he and his buddies played "ball." See published diary, Jan, 26, 1864 entry. <em>Charleston Mercury</em> May 22, 1866 reported that a baseball club, formed by Messrs. Wardell and Denny, &ldquo;the first of its kind ever known in our city,&rdquo; gave an exhibition at the Citadel College green.</p>
+<p>The Palmetto BBC issued a challenge to any club in GA, SC or NC. See <em>Charleston Daily News</em>, Dec. 15, 1866.</p>
 <p>By 1868 numerous teams had been formed in Charleston. The <em>New York Clipper</em>, Aug. 29, 1868, says that Charleston has as senior teams the Alert, Carolina, Eclipse and ___ [illegible], junior clubs Young Alert, Franklin, Palmetto Jr. Conquest and __, plus 2 "colored" clubs.</p>
 <p>Charleston SC had a population of about 49,000 in 1870.</p>