Groveport Village Heritage Museum Photographs

Bryan Seymour stands on the Walnut Street footbridge over the Ohio & Erie Canal (taken in 1906 or 1908). Photo courtesy of Rick Palsgrove, Director of the Groveport Village Heritage Museum.

Groveport, Ohio. Canal at Walnut showing bridge, 1906. Photo courtesy of Rick Palsgrove, Director of the Groveport Village Heritage Museum.

Groveport, Ohio. Colonial reception invitation. February 22, 1909 at the home of Mrs. L.B. Carruthers in honor of General and Mrs. George Washington. Photo courtesy of Rick Palsgrove, Director of the Groveport Village Heritage Museum.

Covered Bridge, Ohio & Erie Canal. Built in 1847, the covered bridge sat on high abutments to allow boats to pass easily underneath. It was replaced in 1887 by an iron turn bridge. Photo courtesy of Rick Palsgrove, Director of the Groveport Village Heritage Museum.

Fishing on the Canal, 1908. Fishing was a popular pastime, with the basin at Lock 22 considered a good location for catching black bass, while other parts of the canal yielded bullheads, rock bass, sunfish and carp. In 1893, a small break in the canal bank temporarily drained a portion of the canal and Groveport boys "fished" by scooping stranded fish from the muck. Photo courtesy of Rick Palsgrove...

Groveport Elementary School, 2002. Built in 1923 at a cost of $225,000, the three story brick building housed all 12 grades until the mid-1950’s. In 2009, the school and the adjacent junior high were awarded placement on the Federal Register of Historic Places for their unique architecture. Photo courtesy of Rick Palsgrove, Director of the Groveport Village Heritage Museum.

Groveport Elementary School, 2005. Built in 1923 at a cost of $225,000, the three story brick building housed all 12 grades until the mid-1950’s. In 2009, the school and the adjacent junior high were awarded placement on the Federal Register of Historic Places for their unique architecture. Photo courtesy of Rick Palsgrove, Director of the Groveport Village Heritage Museum.

Sign announcing a scholastic Oratorical contest that took place on April 2, 1909. Photo courtesy of Rick Palsgrove, Director of the Groveport Village Heritage Museum.

Main Street in Groveport, Ohio, taken in 1908. Photo courtesy of Rick Palsgrove, Director of the Groveport Village Heritage Museum.

The inside of the Williams Hardware Store taken in 1926 in Groveport, Ohio. Photo courtesy of Rick Palsgrove, Director of the Groveport Village Heritage Museum.

Groveport train station and a train. The Hocking Valley Railroad came to Groveport in 1868, spelling the doom of the canal system. The railroad had strong ties to Madison Township’s agricultural economy. In 1878, during its early heyday in the area, the railroad shipped over five million pounds of freight from the township and over five thousand passengers passed through the Groveport depot. Photo...

Groveport, Ohio, train depot and rail yard taken in the 1950s. Photo courtesy of Rick Palsgrove, Director of the Groveport Village Heritage Museum.

Men about town in Groveport, Ohio, photographed in front of Town Hall in 1912. Photo courtesy of Rick Palsgrove, Director of the Groveport Village Heritage Museum.

TH Dry Goods Store in Groveport, Ohio. Photo courtesy of Rick Palsgrove, Director of the Groveport Village Heritage Museum.

Groveport, Ohio, sign announcing Town Hall Meeting in Groveport. Photo courtesy of Rick Palsgrove, Director of the Groveport Village Heritage Museum.

Groveport, Ohio, Town Hall building, taken in 1905. Groveport Town Hall was constructed in 1876 by the Village, Township, Masonic Lodge and Odd Fellows at a cost of $10,745. Photo courtesy of Rick Palsgrove, Director of the Groveport Village Heritage Museum.

Groveport, Ohio, cemetery. The graves of internationally famous nineteenth century horse tamer John S. Rarey and Groveport co-founder William Rarey are located in Groveport Cemetery. Photo courtesy of Rick Palsgrove, Director of the Groveport Village Heritage Museum.

The Groveport, Ohio, Presbyterian Church. Built in 1853, the Presbyterian Church is the oldest church building in continuous use in Groveport. Photo courtesy of Rick Palsgrove, Director of the Groveport Village Heritage Museum.

The Groveport, Ohio, Creamery and the Groveport Ice Plant. Photo courtesy of Rick Palsgrove, Director of the Groveport Village Heritage Museum.

Groveport, Ohio, Dave Decker and his wife taken on Elm Street in 1908. Photo courtesy of Rick Palsgrove, Director of the Groveport Village Heritage Museum.

The Groveport, Ohio, Log House with historical marker. Photo courtesy of Rick Palsgrove, Director of the Groveport Village Heritage Museum.

Groveport, Ohio, map, circa 1855. Photo courtesy of Rick Palsgrove, Director of the Groveport Village Heritage Museum.

Groveport, Ohio. John S. Rarey, internationally renowned “Horse Whisperer.” His “Rarey Method” of training horses led him to work with the British military in 1858. Photo courtesy of Rick Palsgrove, Director of the Groveport Village Heritage Museum.

Groveport, Ohio. The Elmont Hotel, taken in the 1920’s. John S. Rarey built Cedarlawn, later converted to the Elmont Hotel, at the height of his fortune and fame in 1862 at a cost of $23,000. Photo courtesy of Rick Palsgrove, Director of the Groveport Village Heritage Museum.

Groveport, Ohio, high school mascot, Cruiser, Groveport Madison High School. Cruiser serves as the mascot for Groveport Madison High School’s athletic teams because of the horse’s example that power and discipline bring success. Photo courtesy of Rick Palsgrove, Director of the Groveport Village Heritage Museum.