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Schuylkill Fishing Company
Formation1732
TypePrivate NGO
Location
  • Andalusia, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°3′43.57″N 74°57′59.35″W / 40.0621028°N 74.9664861°W / 40.0621028; -74.9664861
Formerly called
Colony in Schuylkill

The Schuylkill Fishing Company of Pennsylvania, also known as the State in Schuylkill, was the first angling club in the Thirteen Colonies and remains the oldest verified continuously operating social club in the English-speaking world.[1]

  1. ^ "Oldest Dining Club in the World". The New York Times. 1905-01-15 – via NYTimes.com. The State in Schwylkill, Founded in 1732, Still Holds Its Annual Dinner in Its Castle Near Philadelphia -- All Cooking Is Done by Members, and Each Must Take His Turn at It.

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