Foxburg in Clarion County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Foxburg Golf Course

Photographed 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.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Sports. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1887.

Location. 41° 8.789′ N, 79° 40.786′ W. Marker is in Foxburg, Pennsylvania, in Clarion County. It is at the intersection of St. Petersburg Road (Pennsylvania Route 58) and Summit Drive, on the right when traveling west on St. Petersburg Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Foxburg PA 16036, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northwestern Pennsylvania

and specifically in the Pennsylvania Wilds.

It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern 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 Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Foxburg Country Club (approx. ¼ mile away); F.H. Ball Steam Engine (approx. 0.4 miles away); Erie to Pittsburgh Trail (approx. half a mile away); Foxburg (approx. half a mile away); The Emlenton Mill (approx.

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2½ miles away); East End Commerce: Milling Co. & Carriage Works (approx. 2½ miles away); East End Commerce: Planing Mill & Foundry (approx. 2½ miles away); Synoptic History of Emlenton (approx. 2½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Foxburg.

Also see . . .
1. Foxburg Golf Course - Behind the Marker. ExplorePAHistory.com (Submitted on October 7, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

2. Foxburg Country Club. Website homepage (Submitted on October 7, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.)

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 7, 2012

2. Foxburg Golf Course Marker

Foxburg Golf Course Information Sign image. Click for full size.

Photographed 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 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Wintermantel, October 7, 2012

4. Foxburg Country Club Sign

Credits. This page was last revised on April 5, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 7, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 906 times since then and 45 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 7, 2012, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.