Western Club of Indianapolis Grounds

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Location Indianapolis, IN, United States
Modern Address 403 N. Blackford St.
Description

The Indianapolis Journal, May 12, 1865 says this club's grounds in 1865 was on Blackford St., north of Vermont. The Indiana Sentinel July 13, 1865 describes the WBBC grounds as on Vermont St. west of Blackford.

the location is approximately where the IUPUI Science Bldg. now stands.

The Cincinnati Daily Gazette, March 5, 1866, says the old Camp Burnside has been converted to a base ball filed for the Western BBC. Camp Burnside was just south of Camp Morton, bordering on Tinker St.

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The Indianapolis Journal, May 12, 1865

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Found by Bruce Allardice
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Western Club of Indianapolis 1865

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