Monday, February 26, 2018

Golf Scorecard History, West Virginia - Set #7

Golf Scorecard History, West Virginia
Set #7
Oakhurst Links to Pikeville National GC

Flag of West Virginia

Some interesting facts about West Virginia:
  1. West Virginia is the only state in the Union to have acquired its sovereignty by proclamation of the President of the United States.
  2. West Virginia is considered the southern most northern state and the northern most southern state.
  3. Mother's Day was first observed at Andrews Church in Grafton on May 10, 1908.
  4. West Virginia has the oldest population of any state. The median age is 40.
  5. Jackson's Mill is the site of the first 4-H Camp in the United States.
  6. The world's largest sycamore tree is located on the Back Fork of the Elk River in Webster Springs.
  7. The first state sales tax in the United States went into effect in West Virginia on July 1, 1921.
  8. On January 26, 1960 Danny Heater, a student from Burnsville, scored 135 points in a high school basketball game earning him a place in the Guinness Book of World Records.
  9. The first federal prison exclusively for women in the United States was opened in 1926 in West Virginia. 
  10. West Virginia has approximately 135 golf courses.





























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Canterbury GC, Ohio
Portugal Scorecards
Wisconsin Scorecards
Ledges GC, Massachusetts

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