Milwaukee Curling Club
The Milwaukee Curling Club, now based in Cedarburg, Wisconsin, is the longest continually operating curling club in the United States. It was founded in Milwaukee in 1845[1] by Scots emigrants, including Alexander Mitchell (later elected "patron" of the Grand National Curling Club).[2]
| Milwaukee Curling Club | |
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| Location | Ozaukee County Fairgrounds W67 N890 Washington Avenue, Cedarburg, Wisconsin, 53012 |
| Information | |
| Established | 1845 |
| Club type | Dedicated Ice |
| USCA region | Wisconsin |
| Sheets of ice | Five |
| Rock colors | Red and Yellow |
| Website | www.milwaukeecurlingclub.com |
References
- Gidley, John M. Curling Superiority!: A History of Superior Wisconsin's Championship Curling. Superior, Wisconsin: Savage Press, 2000; p. 21
- Kerr, John. The History of Curling and Fifty Years of the Royal Caledonian Curling Club. Edinburgh: David Douglas, 1890; p. 343
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