Middlesboro in Bell County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Middlesboro Golf Club

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 4, 2021

1. Middlesboro Golf Club Marker

Inscription. One of the oldest in US, founded 1889. The present nine-hole course located on site where original was laid out by the English developers who came 1886 and brought the golf game to this mountain region. In 1899, a financial crash in England took most of the immigrants home, leaving the club with only sporadic golf until 1916, when it was reorganized by local citizens.

Erected 1969 by Kentucky Historical Society & Kentucky Department of Highways. (Marker Number 1262.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. In addition, it is included in the Kentucky Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1889.

Location. 36° 36.95′ N, 83° 43.743′ W. Marker is in Middlesboro, Kentucky, in Bell County. It can be reached from North 28th Street 0.2 miles north of Cirencester Avenue, on the left when traveling north. Marker is located at the entrance to the Middlesboro Country Club. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 907 Westminster Rd, Middlesboro KY 40965, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Eastern Kentucky and in the Cumberland Plateau.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Southern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Middlesboro Country Club (approx. 0.2 miles away); Colonel Arthur Campbell (approx. 0.7 miles away); St. Mary's Episcopal Church

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(approx. 0.8 miles away); Mountain Vision (approx. 0.9 miles away); Middlesborough (approx. one mile away); Tri - State Heroes (approx. one mile away); Oldest House (approx. one mile away); Watts Furnaces / Iron Made in Kentucky (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Middlesboro.

Also see . . . The oldest continuously played golf course in the US. (Submitted on September 5, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 4, 2021

2. Middlesboro Golf Club Marker

The original pole on which the marker was placed is missing. The current "pole" is a small tree stump!

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 4, 2021

3. Middlesboro Golf Club Marker

Middlesboro Golf Club Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 4, 2021

4. Middlesboro Golf Club Sign

Credits. This page was last revised on September 7, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 5, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 406 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 5, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.