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Weequahic Golf Course's 100Th Anniversary Essex County Parks Archives Essex County Department of Parks, Recreation, and Cultural Affairs OCTOBER 2014 ISSUE 1 Weequahic Golf Course’s 100th Anniversary Upcoming Events: Archives and History Day at Monmouth County! On October 11th visit our booth at Archives and History Day. We will be showcasing our efforts to make the history of the Essex County Park System more accessible to the public. Join us from 9 am to 3 pm at the Monmouth County Library Headquarters, at 125 Symmes Drive, Manalapan, NJ. News: History at your fingertips! The Archives recently joined This summer, the Essex County Parks Archives the History Pin application for presented an exhibit to commemorate Weequahic Golf smart phones and web browsers Course's 100th Anniversary. Weequahic Golf Course aiming to reach a broader was the first public golf course in New Jersey. audience. You will find historic photos and informative captions The first display case highlights the development of pinned to a local map allowing Essex County’s public golf. The second display case park visitors to instantly access explores the experience of public golf in the county. The our park system’s history from framed collages celebrate the people who have been a their smart phones. part of the Weequahic Golf Course. The mannequin represents typical golf attire worn in the early 20th Find us on HistoryPin.com or century. the History Pin smart phone app under “Essex County Park The exhibit is available for viewing at the Weequahic System.” Golf Course Clubhouse at 1 Thomas Carmichael Drive in Newark, NJ until the end of the year. Contact Us: 115 Clifton Avenue Newark, NJ 07104 Essex County Executive Joseph N. DiVincenzo, Jr. 973-268-3500 and the Board of Chosen Freeholders www.essex-countynj.org .
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