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Date of Game 1891
Location Saranac Lake, NY, United States
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In 1874 Dr. Edward L. Trudeau established a tb sanitorium here, and a resort town grew. 1890 pop. 788.

The Hotel Ampersand was built here in 1888. By 1891 it boasted a base ball field. That year the "Ampersand" baseball team claimed to be champions of the Adirondacks. The Plattsburgh Daily Press, Aug. 5, 1896 reports on an Aug. 6th game between the Ampersand club and Grand View. The hotel burned in 1907.

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The Plattsburgh Daily Press, Aug. 5, 1896, Aug. 28, 1891.

Albany Argus, July 2, 1891

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Found by Bruce Allardice
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First in Location Saranac Lake, NY



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