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West Baden Sprudels
The West Baden Sprudels were an early Negro league baseball team that played as an independent club owned by the Burnett-Pollard-Rogers Baseball Club Company, where Edward Rogers was the Chief Officer. Founding The Sprudels appear to have been from Springs Valley, Indiana, but they often frequented baseball diamonds near the West Baden Springs Hotel in West Baden Springs, Indiana, and the French Lick Springs Hotel in French Lick, Indiana. Games started between the teams between 1907 and 1908.The Indianapolis ABCs: History of a Premier Team in the Negro Leagues by Paul Debono The team was managed by C. I. Taylor from 1910 to 1913. Their name derived from a bottled water produced at the Hotel. The Hotel bordered on a local salt lick and mineral spring and the minerals from the spring made the water act as an effective and marketable natural laxative. The product was labeled as "Sprudel Water" (from German "Sprudelwasser" meaning "sparkling water"). Their frequent rivals, the F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Lick Township, Indiana
French Lick Township is one of ten Civil township, townships in Orange County, Indiana, Orange County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,699 and it contained 2,263 housing units. History French Lick Township was named after French Lick Creek. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.59%) is land and (or 0.41%) is water. Cities, towns, villages * French Lick, Indiana, French Lick * West Baden Springs, Indiana, West Baden Springs Unincorporated towns * Abydel, Indiana, Abydel at * Prospect, Indiana, Prospect at * Roland, Indiana, Roland at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.) Cemeteries The township contains these three cemeteries: Mount Lebanon, Pythian and Sulphur Creek. Major highways * U.S. Route 150 * Indiana State Road 56 * Indiana State Road 145 Airports and landing strips * French Lick Municipal Airport School districts * Springs Valley Community ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |