FIRST - Public Golf Course in Kansas City - 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: WMW2NG
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 07/02/2017
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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.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Place or Location
Date of FIRST: 09/05/1906
More Information - Web URL: Not listed
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