by historian | Sep 11, 2020 | Stories of Interest
Born in Grove City, William F. Lotz, Sr. spent much of his life as a city and township civil servant, also serving as an elected Jackson Township trustee. Lotz, who goes by Bill, is well-known for his years as a Grove City zoning officer and a Jackson Township...
by historian | Sep 9, 2020 | Stories of Interest
Grove City once had a mushroom factory located on Franklin St. near the end of Sunshine Place on the east side of the railroad tracks. The site is not far from the present day First Presbyterian Church, which was a farm field in the 1940s. Today the site of the...
by historian | Sep 4, 2020 | Stories of Interest
We would like to respond to our recent Facebook post and the comments on Harrisburg (Mudsock), Darbydale (Little Pennsylvania), and Orient (Morgan’s Station). We appreciate all comments and are willing to make changes or corrections as needed when documentation is...
by historian | Sep 2, 2020 | Stories of Interest
Oh, the good old days, or were they? It might be hard for many to recall, but Grove City didn’t have a sanitary sewer system until 1937. Up until then, when an inside toilet flushed or water drained from a sink, it went into a septic system or...
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