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...preserving the HISTORY, HERITAGE, and SUPPORTING ARTIFACTS
of the Grove City Area since 1998.
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The
History of Grove City |
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The Grove
City Annotated Timeline is presented by decades.
Clicking on the decade
of interest will open that segment of the timeline.
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Background |
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Mercer
County Formation and Development
- Indian Settlement
- The Treaty of Fort
Stanwix
- A National Humiliation
- Donation Land
- Settlement
- Early Public Houses
- The Establishment
of Mercer County
- Development of
Townships in Mercer County
- Development of
the Communities in Mercer County
- Black Settlement
in Mercer County
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| Living
Conditions of the Early Settlers |
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- Venango Path
- Early Settlers
- Valentine Cunningham
- Cunningham Gristmill
- William Montgomery
- Deniston Family
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- Mercer County Census
- Settlers
- Cunningham Sawmill
- Wolf Creek Township
- Wolf Creek Tax
List
- Road from Mercer
- Early Taverns
- Glenn Mill
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- 1822 Map
- Old Stone House
- Johnson's New Lodge
Inn
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- Subscription School
- Free School
- Methodist Meetings
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- Wolf Creek Post
Office
- Pine Grove Village
- Methodist Episcopal
Church
- Presbyterian Church
- Springfield Township
- Creation of Lawrence
County
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- 1850 Map with Pine
Grove
- Black Furniture
and Undertaking
- Pine Township
- Liberty Township
- James Cunningham
House
- Union Hotel
- Thompson Preparatory
Classes
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- Civil War Recruitment
- Francis Marion
Craig
- Civil War Veterans
Return
- John R. Cunningham
- Dickson Private
Academy
- Erie and Pittsburgh
RR
- Norman Maxwell
- Joseph Newton Pew
- Craig, Dale and
Company
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- Business Census
- Montgomery Broom
- Shenango &
Allegheny Railroad
- Telegraph Service
- Ketler "Select
School"
- McKay Carriage
Company
- Pine Grove Presbyterian
Church
- Academy Building
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- Grove City Borough
Incorporated
- Burnett Coal Vein
- Lock Mill
- The Pine Grove
Bank
- Pine Grove Telephone
- Filer Hotel
- William J. Harshaw
- Telephone Service
- Grove City Banking
Company
- Hallville Mine
- Union Heat and
Light Co.
- Rhodes and Redmond
- Grove City College
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- Broad Street Fires
- McCoy and Peasale
- Uber House
- Christ Reformed
Church
- Mission of the
Holy Cross
- Imperial Company
- Water Works Established
- Carruthers-Fithian
Clutch Co.
- Bessemer Gas Engine
Co.
- Roman Catholic
Mass
- Coyer Mines
- Harshaw Real Estate
and Insurance
- First National
Bank of Grove City
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- Bessemer
Foundry Co.
- Mount
Olive Baptist Church
- Hunter
Dairy
- Municipal
Electric Plant
- Grove
City Fire Department
- Coal
Mining
- Grove
City Savings and Trust
- George
Junior Republic
- King
Planing and Supply Co.
- Barmore
Lake Association
- Orrin
Osborne Bashline
- Grove
City Hospital
- Carnegie
Library
- Fire
Hydrants
- The
Nickelodeon
- Wayside
Inn
- The
Commerical Club
- DeFrance
Drug Store
- Moon
Brothers Garage
- PA
State Guard Armory
- Slippery
Rock & Grove City RR
- Hercules
Specialty Co.
- First
Baptist Church
- Grove
City National Bank
- Chamber
of Commerce
- Grove
City Street Railway
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- Good Citizens League
- Dysentery-Typhoid
Fever Epidemic
- Coal Mining
- Bashline and Rossman
Hospital
- Grove City Country
Club
- Police Department
- Bessemer Motor
Truck Co.
- Pioneer Diary
- Merry Widow Train
Wreck
- Holy Trinity Lutheran
Church
- Standt Fatal Air
Crash
- Grove City Creamery
- Johnstone Foundries
- Grove City Brass
and Bronze
- 8CO Broadcast
- Nemo Bottling Works
- Anderson Insurance
- Dairy Cattle Shows
- Industrial Directory
- Union Telephone
Service
- GCC War Effort
- Kelly Sisters
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- Speakeasy Era
- Memorial Park
- Radio Broadcast
- Burdick Newspapers
- Geoge J. Howe Grocery
- Montgomery Builders
- Margaret Williams
- Cooper-Bessemer
Corporation
- Grove City Floral
Company
- W.M. Bashlin Co.
- Five Filer Bros.
- Carruthers Park
- Rotary Club
- Kiwanis Club
- Church of the Beloved
Disciple
- GC College Upper
Campus
- GCC and Olmstead
Bros.
- Penn Grove Hotel
- Bowie Coal Company
- Kelly Flight
- Guthrie Theater
- Cooper-Bessemer
Merger
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- Chestnut Street
Bridge
- Wendell August
- James McCausland
- Natale Rossi
- Arthur Armour
- Ted Uber
- James DePonceau
- Palmer Smith
- Arthur Palmer
- Book Davis Company
- Covenant Orthodox
Presbyterian
- Grove City Machine
Shop
- Young's Dairy
- Cunningham Funeral
Home
- Grove City Alliance
Church
- Original Grove
City Airport
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- Grove City Fire
Dept. Charter
- GC National Guard
Activated
- GC College Naval
Training School
- Cooper-Bessemer
Wartime
- SS Grove City Victory
- GC Joint Consolidated
School District
- Holter Bus
- Henry T. Limberg
Company
- Filer Auto Body
- Christian Science
Society
- Lions Club
- Grove City Highland
Band
- Hall Lineman's
Supplies
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- Grove City Area
Credit Union
- McMullen Bus Station
- Hovis Trucking
- Arcweld Manufacturing
Co.
- Pine Grove Golf
Course
- Grove City Community
Library
- Grove City Bowl-O-Drome
- Costello Candies
- General Electric
- McGill, Power,
Bell, and Associates
- Willow Hills Golf
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- Pine Instrument
Company
- SATEC Systems,
Inc.
- WEDA
- Calcium Chloride
Sales, Inc.
- Allied News
- Grove Manor
- Bryer Appliance
Store
- Filer Heating and
Plumbing
- WSAJ-FM
- Mercer County Vo-Tech
- Interstate 80
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- General Electric
- Armstrong Cable
Television
- Grove City Municipal
Airport
- United Community
Hospital
- Joden Jewelers
- Jubilee Christian
School
- Grove Manor
- Thomas Construction
- Tri-County Industries,
Inc.
- College View Towers
- Neely, Cashdollar
and Assoc.
- Adobe Mining Co.
- FORTA Corp.
- Osborne Landfill
- Hillcrest Nursing
Center
- Steigerwald's Inc.
- Wendell August
Forge
- By-Natale
- Meals-On-Wheels
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- General Electric
Diesel Plant
- Pine Grove Square
Plaza
- Ithen Global
- Borough Building/Public
Library
- YMCA
- Riverside Market
- Grove City Paving
- Florence E. MacKenzie
Award
- Grove City United
Way
- TMS Physical Therapy
- County Market
- Pine Twp. Engine
Company
- Grove City Agway
- Red Rose Inn
- Trader Horn
- Davevic Benefit
Consultants
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- Grove City Literacy
Council
- Ivex Packaging
Corporation
- Strawberry Days
- GC Factory Shops
- Prime Outlets
- Carbis Walker and
Associates
- US Investigations
Services
- Cooper Cameron
- Liquor sales in
Veterans Clubs
- Grove City Realty
- Grove City Water
Plant
- Cooper Cameron
Corp.
- Grove City Area
Historical Society
- Earth Sun Moon
Trading Co.
- Superior Ambulence
- Gear Racewear,
Inc.
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- GC
History Society Building
- Slovak
Folk Crafts
- Downtown
Renovation
- GC
College Facilities Expansion
- Cooper
Industrial Commons
- Born
2 Run
- Grove
City Sears
- Central
Heating and Plumbing
- Liquor
Sales to General Public
- Blue
Ribbon Tavern
- Alcoa
Reynolds Packaging
- Graham
Memorial Veterans Bridge
- Garden
Avenue Fire
- Downtown
Murals
- Wolf
Creek Restoration
- Hazy
Construction
- Siegfried
Construction
- Hovis
Auto and Truck Supply
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- Premium Outlets
- Wendell August
Fire
- Olde Town Sculpture
project
- Library Addition
- Tri-County Landfill
- Downtown Sculptures
- Grove City College
Project
- Grove City Credit
Union Project
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The Grove City Area Historical Society * PO Box 764, Grove City, PA 16127
* 724-458-1798 *
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