Kansas City's First Public Golf Course - Kansas City, Mo.
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N 39° 00.402 W 094° 32.392
15S E 366669 N 4318647
This marker is located outside the Battle of Westport Museum located at 6601 Swope Parkway.
Waymark Code: WM8Q8Q
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 05/02/2010
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Text of the marker:
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 was free. In 1908, 21 lockers and 2 showers were installed in the unlit, unheated Shelter House basement. By 1911, a rugged nine-hole course had been carved out of the forests "on the hill" to the east, to serve those willing to walk over there and back.
This marker was set by the Native Sons of Kansas City.
Web link: [Web Link]
History of Mark:
The above link lists all of the markers set by the Native Sons & Daughters of Kansas City.
Additional point: Not Listed
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