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Farmington Country Club and to the left in the trees the monument to abolitionist and Vice President Henry Wilson (born an indentured servant as a Colbath) Upon his release, he changed his name, moved to MA and never returned. (They still celebrate him). Originally a 9 hole course, they expanded to to north and west (fields I used to cut hay on) and it is now an 18 hole course. On Route 153 (south Main Street) www.farmingtoncountryclubnh.com

Farmington Country Club and to the left in the trees the monument to abolitionist and Vice President Henry Wilson (born an indentured servant as a Colbath) Upon his release, he changed his name, moved to MA and never returned. (They still celebrate him). Originally a 9 hole course, they expanded to to north and west (fields I used to cut hay on) and it is now an 18 hole course. On Route 153 (south Main Street) www.farmingtoncountryclubnh.com

It's still a 9 hole course. The entire course was doubled in size in the 90's, when I was a little kid, but it was decided to make longer and more interesting holes rather than expand to 18 holes. Only 2 of the original greens are still in use, and only one hole remains mostly unchanged: The green to the right of the fenced in area was, and still is, the number 9 green. The tee is also still in the same location, well off the top of the photo.
The little patch at the top center mostly out of frame is an old cemetery that is still there undisturbed to this day.
Everything from the fenced in area back to the road is parking now. The club house is in the exact same spot and is mostly unchanged from this photo, with the exception of the front porch being gone. Not sure what happened to it.

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