Last updated: October 27, 2020
Place
East Potomac Park: Golf Course
![High angle view of a golf course with a broad river to the right and a road near the waterfront lined with pink-flowering trees.](/common/uploads/place/import/4ebac484-59cc-4b9d-a3c0-cb89985749d9_image_350.jpg)
Quick Facts
Location:
Washington, DC
Significance:
Public golf course
Amenities
5 listed
Food/Drink - Cafeteria, Historical/Interpretive Information/Exhibits, Picnic Table, Restroom, Wheelchair Accessible
Originally a whites-only, segregated public golf course, the course was desegregated completely in 1941 by Secretary of Interior Harold Ickes after three black men - Asa Williams, George Williams, and Cecil R. Shamwell - insisted on playing a round on the course, which they did under police guard. The act opened the door for the full integration of all national park facilities in 1945. The course remains a popular public course, open year-round.