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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 />

READ US ONLINE: www.columbusmessenger.com<br />

We are the<br />

BEST<br />

community<br />

newspaper!<br />

To advertise in<br />

the <strong>Messenger</strong><br />

to get word out<br />

about your<br />

business and to<br />

support local<br />

journalism,<br />

call 614-272-<br />

5422 today.<br />

Letters<br />

policy<br />

The <strong>Groveport</strong><br />

<strong>Messenger</strong> welcomes<br />

letters to the editor.<br />

Letters cannot be<br />

libelous. Letters that<br />

do not have a signature,<br />

address, and<br />

telephone number, or<br />

are signed with a<br />

pseudonym, will be<br />

rejected.<br />

PLEASE BE BRIEF<br />

AND TO THE POINT.<br />

The <strong>Messenger</strong><br />

reserves the right to<br />

edit or refuse publication<br />

of any letter for<br />

any reason. Opinions<br />

expressed in the letters<br />

are not necessarily<br />

the views of the<br />

<strong>Messenger</strong>. Mail letters<br />

to: <strong>Groveport</strong><br />

<strong>Messenger</strong>, 3500<br />

Sullivant Avenue,<br />

Columbus, OH<br />

43204; or by email to<br />

southeast@columbusmessenger.com.

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