[MassHistPres] Goodard National Historic Landmark - Auburn

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                               Goddard Rocket Launching Site 
                        National Historic Landmark 

                         at Pakachoag Golf Course

                              15 Upland Street

                                         Auburn, Massachusetts

                                             508-755-3291

 

Operated by Johnson Golf Management, Inc.

 

 

For Release Upon Receipt

Friday, September 25th, 2009

News Media Contact: John LaPoint

508-755-3291

 

 

 

Goodard Rocket Launching Site National Historic Landmark Celebrates Dr. Robert Goddard’s Birthday on Monday, October 5th

  

Auburn, MA - Join with us as we celebrate Dr. Robert H. Goddard's birthday - Monday, October 5th at the Goddard Rocket Launching Site National Historic Landmark located on the g
rounds of the Town of Auburn's Pakachoag Golf Course,15 Upland Street in Auburn, Massachusetts. Dr. Goddard, who successfully launched the world's first liquid fueled rocket in Auburn in 1926, was born on October 5th, 1882 in Worcester, Massachusetts.

 

The staff of Pakachoag Golf Course will host a reception from 12:00 Noon to 2:00 PM with complimentary birthday cake. Visitors may also take a self-guided tour of the rocket launching site and commemorative markers while enjoying the colorful New England foliage from Pakachoag's hilltop location overlooking the Blackstone River Valley. For additional information or to schedule a reserved  "lift off time" to play Pakachoag's public nine hole golf course on October 5th, please call 508-755-3291.

 

The Goddard Rocket Launching Site National Historic Landmark commemorates the launch site of the world's first successful liquid-fueled rocket. It is located at 15 Upland Street in Auburn, Massachusetts at the town-owned Pakachoag Golf Course. The actual launch site is indicated by a granite marker adjacent to the ninth fairway of the golf course. Dr. Robert H. Goddard launched his historic rocket on March 16, 1926, from what was then the Asa Ward Farm. Its 10-foot cylinder reached an altitude of 41 feet, flew for two-and-a-half seconds, and fell to the ground 184 feet from the launching frame. The site was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1966 and is one of only six National Historic Landmarks in Worcester County.

 

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Directions to Goddard Rocket Launching Site National Historic Landmark 

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