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New Bedford High School Baseball, 150 Years Ago

1 Comment Posted by on April 1, 2008

Not only is this year the 150th anniversary of the first known baseball team in New Bedford (predating the Wamsutta Club’s claim by 8 years), it is also an anniversary year for the New Bedford high school team. In 1858 the New Bedford High School fielded a team making them the first high school or secondary school [...]

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