The city of Grove City and its local business partners hosted a slew of events over Labor Day weekend which honored the history of the community while celebrating what is to come in the future. The Centennial Celebration kicked-off on Sept. 1 with the unveiling of a marker to commemorate the founding of what is believed to be the first commerce road in the area – Mill Street. According to local historians, Mill Street once paralleled present-day Grant Avenue and the Mill Street Market, formerly the Grove City Farmer’s Exchange. City founder William Foster Breck built a grist mill and a sawmill near the present-day Grove City Library and the dirt road was used as an access point into the village and later the Beulah Park Racetrack. Pictured here at the dedication ceremony is Grove City Mayor Richard L. “Ike” Stage, entrepreneur Karen Dover, and local historian Jim Hale. Dover is the owner of the Mill Street Market and said she worked with Hale, members of the Historical Commission, and the city council, to ensure that this once integral roadway was never forgotten. The historical marker can be viewed on Columbus Street, west of Broadway, adjacent to the library.
