Charleston, IL
From BR Bullpen
Charleston is located in eastern Illinois, 40 miles west of Terre Haute, IN and 10 miles east of Mattoon, IL. It is close to the log cabin where President Abraham Lincoln grew up.
Teams that have played here[edit]
- Mattoon-Charleston Canaries, Kentucky-Illinois-Tennessee League (1906)
- Charleston Broom Corn Cutters, Eastern Illinois League (1907)
- Charleston Evangelists, Eastern Illinois League (1908)
Persons who were born here[edit]
- Marty Pattin, pitcher
- Rosie Rosebraugh, pitcher
- Frank Sims, college coach
Persons who died here[edit]
- Bill Cox, pitcher
- Marty Pattin, pitcher
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