The Monterey Country Club, which was built before 1885, is home to one of the oldest golf courses in the United States.

This club has served as a summer retreat for many Washingtonians, and has golf, tennis, swimming, dining and clubhouse facilities.

American Presidents Woodrow Wilson, Calvin Coolidge and Dwight D. Eisenhower all played the Monterey Country Club course.

The Monterey Country Club sits upon 37 acres (150,000 m2) that were once part of a mountain swamp that was the site of military action during the civil war.

At the time of the Gettysburg campaign of 1863, there were several cavalry skirmishes in and around the area, including in or near Emmitsburg, Maryland, Fountain Dale, and Monterey Pass, where the club sits.