Thomasville’s 1896 bowling alley still rolling after more than a century

Thomasville’s 1896 bowling alley still rolling after more than a century

In Thomasville, a 128-year-old bowling alley still lets visitors roll back in time, complete with wooden lanes, hand-set pins, and rich local history. The O.C. Ewart Bowling Alley, built in 1896, is the oldest still-functioning single-lane bowling alley in the U.S. It was built by winter visitor Oliver Cowan Ewart as part of his Victorian estate and personal gym. Visitors today can still bowl there using smaller duckpinsand even set the pins the…