Hill City Club of Lynchburg

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Nick Name	Hill City
Earliest Known Date	May 1867
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Location	Lynchburg, VA, United States
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Description	A Hill City Base Ball Club formed in Lynchburg in May of 1867. On June 3, this club defeated a team from nearby Bellvue 94-26. See, generally, W. Harrison Daniel, “The Rage in the Hill City: The Beginnings of Baseball in Lynchburg,” Virginia Cavalcade, Spring 1979. Lynchburg VA (current pop. about 75,000)is about 100 miles W of Ricmond, which has a neighborhood called Bellevue.
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Found by	Bruce Allardice
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First in Location	Lynchburg, VA
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