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Foxburg in Clarion County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Foxburg Golf Course
 
Foxburg Golf Course Marker Photo, Click for full size
By Mike Wintermantel, October 7, 2012
1. Foxburg Golf Course Marker
 
Inscription. Oldest golf course in continuous use in the United States In 1887, land was made available to the newly formed Foxburg Golf Club by Joseph M. Fox, its first president. Course was enlarged from five to nine holes in 1888. The Foxburg Country Club purchased, in 1924, the original land which it had been leasing.
 
Erected 1955 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
 
Location. 41° 8.789′ N, 79° 40.786′ W. Marker is in Foxburg, Pennsylvania, in Clarion County. Marker is at the intersection of St. Petersburg Road (Pennsylvania Route 58) and Summit Drive, on the right when traveling west on St. Petersburg Road. Click for map. Marker is in this post office area: Foxburg PA 16036, United States of America.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 6 other markers are within 14 miles of this marker, as the crow flies. Rural Electrification (approx. 3.2 miles away); Buchanan Furnace (approx. 6.9 miles away); Brady's Bend Works (approx. 10.6 miles away); Donald E. Lobaugh Memorial (approx. 11.7 miles away); Brady's Bend (approx. 12.1 miles away); Saint Patrick's Church (approx. 13.5 miles away).
 
Also see . . .
1. Foxburg Golf Course - Behind the Marker. ExplorePAHistory.com (Submitted on October 7, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.) 
 
Foxburg Golf Course Marker Photo, Click for full size
By Mike Wintermantel, October 7, 2012
2. Foxburg Golf Course Marker
 

2. Foxburg Golf Course and Country Club. (Submitted on October 7, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)
 
Foxburg Golf Course Information Sign Photo, Click for full size
By Mike Wintermantel, October 7, 2012
3. Foxburg Golf Course Information Sign
Foxburg Country Club
Oldest Golf Course
In the United States
Founded 1887
 
 
Foxburg Country Club Sign Photo, Click for full size
By Mike Wintermantel, October 7, 2012
4. Foxburg Country Club Sign
 
Credits. This page originally submitted on October 7, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 57 times since then. Photos:   1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 7, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
 
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