- City:
- Kenosha, WI
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Golf Courses
- New Deal Agencies:
- Work Relief Programs, Works Progress Administration (WPA)
Description
“It wasn’t until July 1933 when the WPA approved a request from the county to borrow the money from the federal government to build the course. Construction of the 18-hole course began in 1934. It opened in July 1936. Green fees were just 35 cents when the course first opened.”
(kenoshanews.com)
Some additional funding ($3000) from the WPA went to building a clubhouse a year later — in 1937.
Source notes
https://www.kenoshanews.com/home/that_history_column_petrifying_springs_golf_course_marks_75_years_137504236.htmlSite originally submitted by Erin TerBeek on October 15, 2012.
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