Grove City’s First Community Park

Long before there was a Parks and Recreation department that created and managed parks in the community, there was Beulah Park.  A. G. Grant gets credit for the park as part of a promotional effort to sell homes in the town’s first subdivision in 1889. The park became...

Enjoy History?

New members are critical to any volunteer organization and the Southwest Franklin County Historical Society is no different.  If you enjoy history and want to become involved or just financially support the effort, consider becoming a member for only $15 a...

Dr. Les Bostic, Humanitarian

Probably the best-known humanitarian who has ever lived in Grove City was a man by the name of Leslie A. Bostic.  He was honored a few years ago by the local Rotary Club for his civic accomplishments and as a visionary leader.  Dr. Les Bostic, as he was...

‘Coon’ Roast Attracts 250

Despite icy roads, an estimated 250 people attended the 1940 annual wild game dinner at the DeVault Restaurant in Grove City.  The annual meal included roast coon, dressing and sweet potatoes.  The dinner was sponsored by local merchants and business...

Auto Races at Beulah Park

Calcium chloride was sprayed on the dirt track at Beulah Park for the June 1930 automobile race.  The spray was intended to reduce the amount of dust created as the cars rounded the one-mile track.  The 100-mile Gasoline Derby, as it was called, attracted...

Broadway Was Once Brick Road

Ohio Governor George White was the featured speaker Aug. 21, 1931 when Grove City dedicated Broadway’s new brick surface.  Sixty-five percent of property owners abutting Broadway petitioned the village council in 1929 to improve the road with brick.  Council...