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Over the years there have been many questions and a great deal of speculation as to why the name of the club is spelled without the middle "e". Some have said it was to save time, ink, and money. Others have said because the first sign arrived spelled that way.

The purpose of this article is to set straight the story of the spelling the Club's name.

The Township, which was incorporated in 1687, references in its history early documents spelling it "Edgemond", "Edgmond", "Edgemont" or "Edgmont", with the Township officially settling on "Edgmont" in the nineteenth century.

Like many of the famous golf courses around the world the course was named after the local area "Edgmont", without the middle "e".

The United States Postal Service established a post office in the township in 1823 but the U.S. Geological Survey decided in 1891 that the federal government would spell it "Edgemont" with the middle "e" even though the township spelled it without the middle "e".

In addition to Pennsylvania there is an "Edgemont" in each of the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Illinois, (Washington, County), Maryland, (Frederick, County), Maryland, New, Hampshire, North, Carolina, Ohio, South, Dakota, (Cocke, County), Tennessee, (Sullivan, County), Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington, (Cabell, County), West, Virginia, (Marion, County), West, Virginia

There are three areas knows as "Edgemont", PA (Dauphin County, Northampton County and Delaware County). There is no "Edgmont" anywhere else in the country. Maybe the U.S. Geological Survey was looking for consistency.

This makes the Club's postal address have the two different spellings:

Edgmont Country Club
5180 West Chester Pike
PO Box 207
Edgemont, PA 19028

Just to add to the name confusion - since most of the on line mapping services and GPS databases are based on postal delivery routes, and not physical addresses, to find the club on an online map or GPS units the address is:

Edgmont Country Club
5180 West Chester Pike
Newtown Square, PA 19073

The Club is not the only one who has issues with to "e" or not to "e"


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Edgmont Country Club Edgmont Township Post office in Edgemont, PA	Over the years there have been many questions and a great deal of speculation as to why the name of the club is spelled without the middle "e". Some have said it was to save time, ink, and money. Others have said because the first sign arrived spelled that way. The purpose of this article is to set straight the story of the spelling the Club's name. The Township, which was incorporated in 1687, references in its history early documents spelling it "Edgemond", "Edgmond", "Edgemont" or "Edgmont", with the Township officially settling on "Edgmont" in the nineteenth century. Like many of the famous golf courses around the world the course was named after the local area "Edgmont", without the middle "e". The United States Postal Service established a post office in the township in 1823 but the U.S. Geological Survey decided in 1891 that the federal government would spell it "Edgemont" with the middle "e" even though the township spelled it without the middle "e". In addition to Pennsylvania there is an "Edgemont" in each of the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Illinois, (Washington, County), Maryland, (Frederick, County), Maryland, New, Hampshire, North, Carolina, Ohio, South, Dakota, (Cocke, County), Tennessee, (Sullivan, County), Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington, (Cabell, County), West, Virginia, (Marion, County), West, Virginia There are three areas knows as "Edgemont", PA (Dauphin County, Northampton County and Delaware County). There is no "Edgmont" anywhere else in the country. Maybe the U.S. Geological Survey was looking for consistency. This makes the Club's postal address have the two different spellings: Edgmont Country Club 5180 West Chester Pike PO Box 207 Edgemont, PA 19028 Just to add to the name confusion - since most of the on line mapping services and GPS databases are based on postal delivery routes, and not physical addresses, to find the club on an online map or GPS units the address is: Edgmont Country Club 5180 West Chester Pike Newtown Square, PA 19073 The Club is not the only one who has issues with to "e" or not to "e"

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