Record #:

7261

Author(s):

Silcox-Jarrett, Diane

Abstract:

History credits French peasants with the origin of croquet. In 1865, the game officially came to America with the establishment of the Newport Croquet Club in Rhode Island. Its popularity soon spread around the country. In 1987, the Bald Head Island Croquet Club organized. With eighty members, the club is one of the largest in the United States.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 73 Issue 2, July 2005, p88-90, 92-93, il Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Croquet--Bald Head Island