The Utica Curling Club is located in
Whitesboro, New York
Whitesboro is a village in Oneida County, New York, United States. The population was 3,772 at the 2010 census. The village is named after Hugh White, an early settler.
The Village of Whitesboro is inside the Town of Whitestown.
History
The vi ...
. The club was founded in 1868 and is one of the oldest
curling
Curling is a sport in which players slide stones on a sheet of ice toward a target area which is segmented into four concentric circles. It is related to bowls, boules, and shuffleboard. Two teams, each with four players, take turns slidi ...
clubs in the
United States
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A member of the
Grand National Curling Club
The Grand National Curling Club (GNCC), founded in 1867, was the first National Curling Organization encompassing the entire United States. It remained the national organization until it created the United States Curling Association (USCA) in the ...
(GNCC), the Utica Curling Club is the largest curling club on the East Coast, and has 6 sheets of ice and over 200 members. In 1916 it became the permanent host of the Mitchell Men's bonspiel.
History
Curling at the Utica Curling Club
*1832 Outdoor curling began on a frozen pond in
Clark Mills, New York
*1868 Utica Curling Club is founded
*1890 An enclosed curling shed was constructed
*1911 Mitchell Bonspiel played for the first time
*1916 An indoor club was built on Francis Street in
Utica, New York
Utica () is a city in the Mohawk Valley and the county seat of Oneida County, New York, United States. The tenth-most-populous city in New York State, its population was 65,283 in the 2020 U.S. Census. Located on the Mohawk River at the ...
*1995 The Francis Street club was destroyed by fire
*1996 A new facility opened at 8300 Clark Mills Road, Whitesboro, New York
References
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The Mitchell Medal
Drawn from the booklet created by Tom Garber for the 125th anniversary of the club,
"A Half Century with the Glengarries"by Anne Burchesky, and club archives.
External links
Utica Curling Club - Official Website
Curling clubs established in the 19th century
Sports clubs and teams established in 1868
Curling clubs in the United States
Curling Club
1868 establishments in New York (state)
Curling in New York (state)