Ballgame in Nephi on 1 January 1875

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Date of Game Friday, January 1, 1875
Location Nephi, UT, United States
NY Rules Unknown
Description

"The first baseball game played in Utah](some reports say the first game played west of the Mississippi River) took place in Nephi on January 1, 1875."

Nephi UT (1890 pop. about 2000) is about 40 miles south of Provo UT and about 80 miles south of Salt Lake City.

Sources

Juab County Information for Students, at http:/www.juabtravel.com/kids, accessed 5/9/12. The site does not give a source for this observation.

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Found by lem
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