4.7 miles away) North Nimishillen (approx.
4.7 miles away) Louisville Elementary (approx. 4.7 miles away) Fairhope Elementary (approx. 4.4 miles away) Veterans Recognition Day (approx. 4.4 miles away) Louisville World War II / Korean War / Vietnam War Memorial (approx. 4.4 miles away) Louisville Armed Forces Monument (approx. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8410 Lincoln Street NE, East Canton OH 44730, United States of America. Marker is located on the first tee of the Clearview Golf Club. Is in East Canton, Ohio, in Stark County. A significant historical year for this entry is 1948.
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In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list.
This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans A triumph of perseverance over discrimination, Clearview represents the historic postwar era when athletes first broke the "color line" in American sports.Įrected 2001 by The Powell Family Partnership, Clearview Golf Club, and The Ohio Historical Society. The acclaimed course harmonizes with the landscape and bears many design elements of traditional British courses. Hand built in two years and opened in 1948, Clearview Golf Club is the first golf course in the United States designed, built, and owned by an African-American. Powell, excluded from playing on many American golf courses because of his race, overcame the indignity of discrimination by creating his own course. Golfer and World War II veteran William J. It is in East Canton in Stark County Ohio This historical marker was erected in 2001 by The Powell Family Partnership, Clearview Golf Club, and The Ohio Historical Society. A triumph of perseverance over discrimination, Clearview represents the historic postwar era when athletes first broke the "color line" in American sports. , Golfer and World War II veteran William J. Bryant Museum for Inside the Vault: The Paul W.Clearview Golf Club, 1946. Northwestern Ontario Sports Hall of Fame for A Century of Sport in the Finnish Community of Thunder Bay “The 2014 Communication Award is another validation that the USGA continues to strive to create and share important and compelling stories within the framework of golf history.”
“It was an honor for the USGA Museum to be recognized by the International Sports Heritage Association,” said the USGA’s Susan Wasser, who was on hand to receive the award on behalf of the Museum. The film was produced by Dan Levinson of Moxie Pictures. The film debuted in February with the opening of the USGA Museum’s exhibit, also titled “More Than A Game,” which celebrates the historical importance of African-American golf clubs and their contributions to the expansion and development of golf in the United States.
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His daughter, Renee Powell, was the second African-American to compete on the LPGA Tour and serves as the head golf professional at Clearview, while his son, Larry, is the club’s superintendent. The legacy of the public course, the only one in the United States designed, built, owned and managed by an African American, continues through Powell’s children. 28 at the Bridgestone Arena, the USGA Museum was honored for its short film, “More Than a Game,” which details the Clearview Golf Club in East Canton, Ohio, built by African-American William Powell. The USGA Museum was among 11 institutions to win 2014 Communication Awards at the recent International Sports Heritage Association annual conference in Nashville, Tenn.ĭuring the Evening of Champions dinner on Oct.
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