Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Langston Golf Course
By Allen C. Browne, March 18, 2018
1. Langston Golf Course Marker
National Register
Of Historic Places
By the United States
Department of the Interior
1991
Site Opened
June 9th, 1939
Named for
John Mercer Langston
Erected 1991.
Location. 38° 53.908′ N, 76° 58.186′ W. Marker is in Washington, District of Columbia. Touch for map. This marker is at the door of the Langston Golf Course clubhouse. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2600 Benning Road Northeast, Washington DC 20002, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Langston Golf Course and Driving Range (within shouting distance of this marker); Langston Terrace Dwellings/Hilyard Robinson (approx. ¼ mile away); Clark Calvin Griffith (approx. half a mile away); Whitney M. Young, Jr. Memorial Bridge (approx. 0.6 miles away); George Preston Marshall (approx. 0.7 miles away); Morrison Azalea Garden (approx. 0.7 miles away); F-16 Fighting Falcon (approx. 0.7 miles away); UH-IV Iroquois (approx. ¾ mile away).
Also see . . .
1. Langston Golf Course Hall of Fame Induction Video. Published
By Allen C. Browne, March 18, 2018
2. Langston Golf Course Marker
2. Langston Golf Course Historic District. National Register of Historic Place Registration Form, 1991. (Submitted on March 19, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland.)
Categories. • African Americans • Sports •
By Allen C. Browne, March 18, 2018
3. Langston Golf Course
Established 1939
A National Park Service Property
on the National Register of Historic Places
By Allen C. Browne, March 18, 2018
4. John Mercer Lanston
1828 - 1897
1828 - 1897
-Abolitionist -Activist -Politician -Educator - Diplomat
Pioneer Award: African American Golfers Hall of fame (June 2009)Banner hanging inside the clubhouse
Pioneer Award: African American Golfers Hall of fame (June 2009)
By Allen C. Browne, March 18, 2018
5. 1939 - 2009
70th Anniversary Celebration
John Mercer Langston Golf Course
70th Anniversary Celebration
John Mercer Langston Golf Course
By Allen C. Browne, March 18, 2018
6. The First Tee Off, Langston Golf Course, June 1939 by Linwood Barnes
Credits. This page was last revised on March 24, 2018. This page originally submitted on March 19, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. This page has been viewed 61 times since then and 3 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 19, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
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