Grove City

Images of America: Ohio

by Janet Shailer, Laura Lanese

As part of the Northwest Territory, the land encompassing Grove City served as payment to war heroes Gen. Daniel Morgan and Col. William Washington, a distant relative of George Washington, for their Revolutionary War service. They in turn sold this land, and in 1803, the region's first pioneers, Hugh Grant and his wife, Catherine Barr, settled close to what is now downtown Grove City. In 1852, Grove City founder William F. Breck laid out the town plat and helped incorporate the village in 1856. Grove City remained a small farming village throughout the 19th and much of the 20th century, despite its proximity to the fast-growing capital city of Columbus. While the beginning of the 21st century has brought dramatic growth, Grove City continues to hold on to its vibrant, small-town character through its Roaring Twenties-era Thoroughbred racetrack, its picturesque town center, and the numerous educational activities hosted by the Southwest Franklin County Historical Society.

Genres: American

128 pages, Paperback

First published October 1, 2008

Reviews

[Paul Lunger · Rating 5 out of 5]

From 2008 out of the "Images in America: Ohio" series comes the entry by Janet Shailer & Laura Lanese on Grove City. The authors do a decent job of explaining all aspects of the history of this southwestern Columbus suburb and the important role it had in the development of Franklin County amongst other things. As someone who lives not far from this city, it was nice to get to know Grove City better than I did before and also put history to some of the landmarks that make that city what it is today.

[Megan Bowers · Rating 3 out of 5]

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