Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Dinsmore Golf Course

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The result was keep. Cirt (talk) 02:21, 2 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Dinsmore Golf Course[edit]

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Appears to be non-notable based on current sources Montanabw^(talk) 19:06, 23 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

To be fair the current sources do say its the third oldest course in the US. Still it could be non-notable. -- Eraserhead1 <talk> 21:07, 23 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of New York-related deletion discussions. -- • Gene93k (talk) 22:56, 23 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Delete Can't verify the claim that it's the 3rd oldest in the US, nor can I find anything else of note. Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • ^{(Many otters • One bat • One hammer)} 23:46, 23 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep But that's just my opinion. I'm certain it is one of the oldest courses in the U.S., based upon my research into Staatsburg's history, however I can only cite the NYS parks dept as a reference, which while being a govt agency, I tend to believe, (I originally included the link). I added it as it related to point of interest in the hamlet of Staatsburg and the history. Feel free to do as you all wish. For the record, I'm not endorsing the place, I've never played a round of golf in my life. Nysage (talk) 03:02, 24 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Comment I have to admit it would be rather odd for a government agency to lie on this, and they should know from the planning requests etc. -- Eraserhead1 <talk> 08:46, 24 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - the state website is a reliable source. Bearian (talk) 20:57, 24 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Keep - [1] and [2] provide additional sourcing to that already uncovered. -- Whpq (talk) 22:17, 24 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Note: Just because it's a state government site does not guarantee accuracy, tourism sites often take the promotional statements from the source verbatim without independent fact-checking. To me, what is more notable than age (and age even if accurate is as a 9-hole, not an 18-hole, and so what? Is it on the National Register of Historic Places? ) are things not yet mentioned in the article, the source of the land and its location within or as part of a state park, which if accurate, is kind of unique. Montanabw^(talk) 00:02, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Comment I've found and sourced the bit about it being located inside a state park. -- Eraserhead1 <talk> 17:26, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Keep - there are multiple sources, including the two books above, saying its the second or third oldest course in the US. -- Eraserhead1 <talk> 08:44, 25 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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