Prairie City Club of Warren

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Nick Name Prairie City
Earliest Known Date 1870
Location Warren, IL, United States
Nine Class Senior
Description

The Freeport Journal, July 6, 1870, quotes the Warren Sentinel as saying the Warren BBC is not yet organized, but has been challenged by Freeport to a game.

The Chicago Inter Ocean, Sept. 11, 1874 reports that the Prairie Citys of Warren won the country fair baseball tournament held at Freeport. It is assumed this is the 1870 team.

Warren is northwest of Freeport near the state line. It had 1,666 residents in 1870.

Sources

The Chicago Inter Ocean, Sept. 11, 1874

Galena Gazette, Aug. 6, 1870

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Found by Bruce Allardice
Entered by Bruce Allardice
First in Location Warren, IL

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