As part of the Northwest Territory the land encompassing <strong>Grove City</strong> served aspayment to war heroes Gen. Daniel Morgan and Col. William Washingt... » 

As part of the Northwest Territory the land encompassing Grove City served aspayment to war heroes Gen. Daniel Morgan and Col. William Washington a distantrelative of George Washington for their Revolutionary War service. They inturn sold this land and in 1803 the regionas first pioneers Hugh Grant andhis wife Catherine Barr settled close to what is now downtown Grove City. In1852 Grove City founder William F. Breck laid out the town plat and helpedincorporate the village in 1856. Grove City remained a small farming villagethroughout the 19th and much of the 20th century despite its proximity to thefastgrowing capital city of Columbus. While the beginning of the 21st centuryhas brought dramatic growth Grove City continues to hold on to its vibrantsmalltown character through its Roaring Twentiesaera Thoroughbred racetrackits picturesque town center and the numerous educational activities hosted bythe Southwest Franklin County Historical Society. «