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

Middlesboro Country Club

 
 
Middlesboro Country Club Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 4, 2021
1. Middlesboro Country Club Marker
Inscription. Founded 1889, this nine-hole golf course is claimed to be the oldest continuously played course in the United States. This semi-private club today has a pro-shop, concessions, and club and cart rentals.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Parks & Recreational AreasSports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1889.
 
Location. 36° 36.818′ N, 83° 43.66′ W. Marker is in Middlesboro, Kentucky, in Bell County. It is at the intersection of Cirencester Avenue and North 28th Street, on the right when traveling west on Cirencester Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 902 Cirencester Ave, 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
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the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Middlesboro Golf Club (approx. 0.2 miles away); Colonel Arthur Campbell (approx. 0.6 miles away); St. Mary's Episcopal Church (approx. 0.7 miles away); Mountain Vision (approx. 0.7 miles away); Middlesborough (approx. 0.8 miles away); Tri - State Heroes (approx. 0.8 miles 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.)
 
Middlesboro Country Club Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 4, 2021
2. Middlesboro Country Club Marker
Middlesboro Country Club Sign image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Tom Bosse, September 4, 2021
3. Middlesboro Country 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 494 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on September 5, 2021, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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