The History of the shady rest country club

Shady Rest Country Club

Select Dynamic field

Location

820 Jerusalem Rd.
Scotch Plains
NJ

Next Event

No upcoming events
Map Unavailable

Upcoming Events

No events in this location

Explore More Shady Rest History

Early Beginnings

1700s - Early 1900s

Early Beginnings

The First African American Country Club

1921

The First African American Country Club

John Shippen Jr. Era

Late 1800s - 1960

John Shippen Jr. Era

Music and Entertainment

1930s - 1960s

Music and Entertainment

Tennis and Althea Gibson

1940s - 1950s

Tennis and Althea Gibson

First National Colored Championship

1925-1951

First National Colored Championship