Blues Club of Leadville

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Nick Name	Blues
Earliest Known Date	1882
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Location	Leadville, CO, United States
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Description	The Leadville Daily Herald, April 23, 1882, says there will be "a meeting of the Leadville Base Ball and Athletic association at the county court rooms on next Thursday evening." Same May 6, 1882 has a lengthy article on this club adopting its constitution. Duane Smith, "The Leadville Blues: Colorado's best 'base ball' Team," Colorado Central Magazine, July 1997, tells how Leadville hired ex-major leaguers for their team and how the team dominated play in that state in 1882. Leadville CO (1880 pop. about 14,800; current pop. about 2,600)is about 100 miles SW of Denver.
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Found by	Bruce Allardice
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First in Location	Leadville, CO
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