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t'H:nljnAmerica's Greatest Country (lub Planned in Whitemarshrtanidvee-i hryliceBy reason of the crowing popularity of golf, great tracts of land in lower Montgomery county that formerly were fertile farms are now used solely as playgrounds for the members of Philadelphia country clubs. Insufficient area being available within the city limits, these clubs, during the past quarter of a century, have been establishing themselves in Montgomery, Chesterand Delaware counties.In the York road region are the Old York Hoar Country Club and the Philmont Country Club and the Huntingdon Valley Country Club. North of the Germantown pike, in Springfield ar.d Whitemarsh to\*n-shlps. Is tho Whitemarsh Country Club; while over toward Edge Hill the Northflelds Country Club has Its grounds.• • •All of these are to be outclassed if Ute plans for a new golf Held In Whitemarsh township are carried out. These plans have bqen in pro-of ] cess of development for five years,wartime condition.* having checkedthem for a time.This extensive recreational undertaking is the result of the convic-httotht -ntn-i-cll11(3rgmfile.11Hheit*»r.ig.eyOnt tion of the lHembers of the Philadelib.asr«»ifutinreitsilt-n-Ed iudI-riftUK;er.wphla Cricket Club that they will be compelled to vaPate their grounds at Chestnut Hill when their lease expires, in 1924. The Club has therefore* bought about COO acres of farmland upon which it is planned to establish the greatest' country club in America.The new grounds lie west of Flourtown, extending almost to tho ancient village of l*ancastervillc. Bordered on the south by St on ton avenue, tho property continues northward to the vicinity of the Bethlehem pike. Nearby is Militia Hill, so named because the militia of the American army was quartered there during the Whitemarsh eu- I camprnent of the fall of 1777. IWork on the improvement of tliej grounds was begun last ydar. Soj far a nine hole golf course lias been tm laid out. The plans call for two addftional eighteen-hole courses, besides largo cluli buildings.*td I18-OftrueUh *'Pmsnt to vetu-ir.;htintohe heTho Philadelphia (Ticket Club 1* the oldest of the country clubs of the city, having been organised in 1854. As its name Indicates, cricket was the principal recreation of its members in its early days. Now not much attention Is given to that siiort, golf and tennis being tho favorite games. For many years the (’lull has leased grounds from tho II. II. Houston Estate, these being situated near St. Martin's station. on the west side of Chestnut Hill, overlooking ‘the Wissahickon. 1
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Conshohocken Recorder
Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, US
Fri, Mar 10, 1922
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