Oldest Continually Operated Golf Course in the United States
On September 12, 1886 a group of golfers, principally from Troy and New York City, who summered in Dorset, laid out a nine hole golf course, then known as The Dorset Golf Links on this present site. The Club's first president and principal architect was A. W. Harrington, Jr. The other founding members were: Allen Bourne, Richard M. Campbell, James C. Chapin, Ransom H. Gillett, Joe H. Harrington, George B. Harrison, Fred S. Hawley, S. Frank Holley, W. E. Kent, Edwin Q. Lasell, O. P. Liscomb, George Lewis Prentiss and Henry S. Woodruff. The Dorset Field Club constructed a Fieldhouse in 1896 and it was named "Woodruff Hall" in honor of one of the founders. It is preserved as the dining room area of the present clubhouse.(Continued on other side.)| HM Number | HM1EWQ |
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| Year Placed | 2010 |
| Placed By | Vermont Division for Historic Preservation |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Thursday, September 11th, 2014 at 12:41am PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18T E 654190 N 4791016 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 43.25618333, -73.10040000 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 43° 15.371', W 73° 6.024' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 43° 15' 22.26" N, 73° 6' 1.44" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 802 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 3490 VT-30, Pawlet VT 05761, US |
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