White Sulphur Springs WV 24986. Site of the first organized golf club in United States. It was formed, 1884, on the ‘Oakhurst estate of owner, Russell W. Montague, a New Englander and Scotchmen’ George Grant, Alexander m. and Roderick McLeod and Lionel Torrin. Credit: 1963 by West Virginia Historic Commission.
601 Swope Parkway, Kansas City MO 64132. Immediately east of the Shelter House, nine holes laid out by James Dalgleish, professional at the nearby Evanston Golf Club, were opened September 5, 1906. An exhibition match featuring Dalgleish and the other two local professionals drew a small, curious crowd. Course expenditures in 1906 were $347.89. Play [ Read More ]
San Francisco CA 94122. A San Francisco City Landmark No. 181 California’s First Municipal Lawn Bowling Greens Established 1901. Credit:State Of California.
2505 Riverside Boulevard, Sacramento CA 95818. This was the site of home plate at Edmonds Field, home of the Pacific Coast League’s Sacramento Solons Baseball Team for fifty years. More than 4,200 games were played here over those years and Solon fans set several PCL attendance records. The Solons won the pennant in 1942. Their [ Read More ]
3645 Fulton Avenue, Sacramento CA 95821. On August 19, 1931, famous Golf Course Designer Dr. Alister MacKenzie was selected by the City of Sacramento to lay out the new Sacramento Municipal 18-Hole Golf Course, which opened for play on October 1, 1932. The course name was changed to Haggin Oaks Municipal 18-hole G.C. in 1952. [ Read More ]
3645 Fulton Avenue, Sacramento CA 95821. Head PGA GOLF PROFESSIONAL at HAGGIN OAKS GOLF COURSE 1932 – 1994 In recognition of Tom LoPresti – otherwise known as Mr. Golf of the West Coast for his 62 years of dedicated service to the Sacramento Golf Community. Credit:State Of California.
York PA 17403. On February 3, 1943, The Four Chaplains aboard the troop carrier USS Dorchester gave their life jackets to others aboard the torpedoed ship. As the ship sank into the cold waters of the North Atlantic, the four men of God linked arms and died together in a heroic expression of self-sacrifice and [ Read More ]
Saint Thomas PA 17252. 1997 Baseball Hall of Fame inductee. Second baseman for the Chicago White Sox (1950-1963). Known for his passion and work ethic, Fox was an AL MVP (1959), a 3-time Gold Glove Award winner, and a 12-time All-Star. His boyhood home stands nearby. Credit:2001 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
Lancaster PA 17603. Officer in Revolutionary War Delegate to the State Convention which ratified the Constitution of the United States trustee of Franklin College Worshipful Master of Lancaster Lodge No. 43 F. and AM Member of Lancaster Bar and Vestryman of St. James Church. Credit: State Of Pennsylvania.
