Groveport Messenger - March 20th, 2022
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PAGE 12 - GROVEPORT MESSENGER - <strong>March</strong> 20, <strong>2022</strong><br />
Our Pictorial Past<br />
by Rick Palsgrove<br />
www.columbusmessenger.com<br />
Where’s<br />
Phil contest<br />
winner<br />
The winner of<br />
the Where’s Phil<br />
contest that<br />
appeared in the<br />
<strong>March</strong> 6<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong><br />
<strong>Messenger</strong> is<br />
Amber Griffith!<br />
Railroad yard<br />
Photo courtesy of the <strong>Groveport</strong> Heritage Museum<br />
This photo from 1908 is a view of the <strong>Groveport</strong> railroad yard looking north from<br />
Front Street. The large, brick warehouse at the right still stands today. At left is the<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> railroad depot, which was torn down in the 1960s. When the Ohio and<br />
Erie Canal fell into disuse in the late 19th and early <strong>20th</strong> centuries, the railroad<br />
became the hub of shipping and receiving activity for <strong>Groveport</strong> businesses.<br />
<strong>Messenger</strong><br />
<strong>Groveport</strong><br />
BEST COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER in <strong>Groveport</strong><br />
Pick-Up At These<br />
Locations:<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> Senior Village - 5124 Hendron<br />
Madison Township Office - 4575 Madison Lane<br />
Paddock Pub/<strong>Groveport</strong> Golf Ctr. - 1005 Richardson Rd.<br />
Southeast Library - 3980 S. Hamilton Rd.<br />
Asbury Methodist Church - 4760 Winchester Pike<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> Municipal Building - 655 Blacklick St.<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> Town Hall - 648 Main St.<br />
Flyers PIzza/<strong>Groveport</strong> - 296 Main St.<br />
Ace Hardware - 726 Main St.<br />
Little Italy Pizza - 619 Main St.<br />
Huntington Bank/<strong>Groveport</strong> - 556 Main St.<br />
<strong>Groveport</strong> Recreation Center - 7370 <strong>Groveport</strong> Rd.<br />
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The <strong>Groveport</strong><br />
<strong>Messenger</strong> welcomes<br />
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