Happy birthday, Longshore Club Park!

The spring of 2010 marked the 50th anniversary of the town of Westport’s purchase of this much-loved recreational facility along the shores of Long Island Sound.

Widely regarded as the most significant land acquisition in the town’s history, the purchase of the privately owned Longshore Beach and Country Club for $1.9 million was approved by a 38-0 vote at a Representative Town Meeting held on April 14, 1960.

Longshore Club Park was opened to townspeople on May 28, 1960, and today comprises a 169-acre recreational facility that includes an 18-hole golf course, marina, three swimming pools, picnic areas and playgrounds, tennis courts and seasonal ice-skating rink, as well as the Longshore Sailing School and The Inn at Longshore.

Longshore 50th Anniversary

The Longshore 50th Anniversary Committee has been charged with fulfilling two core objectives. The first will be to coordinate the collection of archival materials relating to Longshore Club Park, past and present. The Committee also will present the history of Longshore in a variety of ways, from a dedicated multimedia website, to special exhibits for display in public spaces, to print publications, including a book. 

In addition to working with such organizations as the Westport Historical Society, Westport Library and other local civic, business and recreational groups, the Committee will seek to engage the residents of Westport in the gathering of historic materials relating to Longshore’s storied past, including the documentation of first-hand memories via videotaped oral histories.

The second objective of the newly formed Committee will be to help organize a series of public events to mark the 50th Anniversary of the town’s purchase of the facility as well as to participate in an array of events, golf outings and celebrations conducted by allied groups.

For more information or to contact the Committee regarding your own family’s recollections of Longshore as well as the submission of photos, home movies and other materials, please send an e-mail to longshore50@gmail.com.

More Information

• Make a donation [PDF]
• Calendar of Events
• Longshore Fast Facts

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