East Potomac Park in Southwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
East Potomac's Miniature Golf Course
970 Ohio Drive Southwest
Photographed by Ira Feller, October 26, 2019
1. East Potomac's Miniature Golf Course Marker
listed in the
National Register
of Historic Places
as part of the East and West Potomac Parks Historic District
by the United States Department of Interior
Visitors enjoy the newly constructed Miniature Golf Course at East Potomac Park that opened in the spring of 1931. Renovated in 1949 and again in the 1960s in its original location, the course retains some of its 1931 layouts and features including the stone well pictured above. In the background is the Field House, built in 1917-1920, as well as some of the city's oldest Japanese flowering cherry trees. East Potomac's Miniature Golf Course is one of the longest continuously operating miniature golf courses in the United States.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Horticulture & Forestry • Parks & Recreational Areas • Sports. A significant historical year for this entry is 1931.
Location. 38° 52.539′ N, 77° 1.577′ W. Marker is in Southwest Washington in Washington, District of Columbia. It is in East Potomac Park. It can be reached from Ohio Drive Southwest 0.2 miles
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Regionally, this marker is in the Washington Metropolitan Area. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Upper South, in the Mid-Atlantic, in the Tidewater, and in the Chesapeake Bay Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lewis Jefferson (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Pearl (approx. Ό mile away); Washington Channel (approx. Ό mile away); Native Americans (approx. Ό mile away); Civil War at the Southwest Waterfront (approx. Ό mile away); Thurgood Marshall (approx. Ό mile away); Long Bridge (approx. Ό mile away); The Island (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Southwest Washington.
Additional keywords. landscape architecture
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, July 14, 2018
2. East Potomac's Miniature Golf Course
The historical marker is located at the tee of the 12th hole.
Photographed by Ian Lefkowitz, July 14, 2018
3. East Potomac's Miniature Golf Course
The grounds of miniature golf history may be found here in East Potomac Park.
Credits. This page was last revised on April 16, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 15, 2022, by Ira Feller of West Milford, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 614 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 15, 2022, by Ira Feller of West Milford, New Jersey. 2, 3. submitted on April 15, 2025, by Ian Lefkowitz of New York, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
