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Revision as of 14:12, 26 May 2020

Milwaukee Curling Club
LocationOzaukee County Fairgrounds
W67 N890 Washington Avenue, Cedarburg, Wisconsin, 53012
Information
Established1845
Club typeDedicated Ice
USCA regionWisconsin
Sheets of iceFive
Rock colorsRed and Yellow   
Websitewww.milwaukeecurlingclub.com

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]

References

  1. ^ Gidley, John M. Curling Superiority!: A History of Superior Wisconsin's Championship Curling. Superior, Wisconsin: Savage Press, 2000; p. 21
  2. ^ 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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