Tall Grass In Prairie

Grass tall enough to hide all but the head of a rider on horseback once covered what is now known as Prairie Township.  In the early days when Central Ohio was being settled as a Virginia Military Land Tract, pioneer families looked to the land and timber to raise...

Permission For Greyhound

Jim Gansley, Grove City resident who lived on Midland Street and then general terminal manager for Greyhound bus lines in Columbus, got permission for Grove City High School to use the bus company’s greyhound as the school logo.  We don’t actually know when that...

Museum’s Model T

The initial attraction at the Grove City Welcome Center and Museum, 3378 Park Street, was a 1912 Model T Ford donated by Mr. and Mrs. Louis Eyerman, members of the Southwest Franklin County Historical Society. The Eyermans were the third owners of this classic...

Simmons vs Myers

Democrat Ilene Simmons was the first woman to serve on Grove City Council.   She was appointed to fill an unexpired term by then Mayor George M. Haughn.  When it came time to stand for election, Ilene faced another female, Republican opponent, A. Jeanette Myers. Myers...

Village Petition In 1866

On March 5, 1866, thirty-seven of the early settlers prepared a petition seeking incorporation of the Village of Grove City.  The request was approved by the Franklin County Commissioners and the Ohio Secretary of State on March 13, 1866.   The settlement was the...