Paris in Henry County, Tennessee — The American South (East South Central)

Edwin Wiley Grove

1850-1927

Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, June 3, 2023

1. Edwin Wiley Grove Marker

Inscription. Born in Hardeman County, E.W. Grove came to Paris, Tennessee, in 1874 as a pharmacist. He developed in 1878 Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic, which was sold worldwide through the Paris Medicine Company, as a malaria treatment and preventative. By 1891, Grove moved his company to St. Louis, marketing some of the first cold tablets, Grove’s Bromo Quinine. He built Grove Park Inn and Grove Arcade in Asheville, North Carolina. After many business and philanthropic ventures in the South, Grove died in his Battery Park Hotel in Asheville. He was buried in the Paris City Cemetery.

Erected by Tennessee Historical Commission. (Marker Number 4A 49.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the Tennessee Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1878.

Location. 36° 18.197′ N, 88° 19.397′ W. Marker is in Paris, Tennessee, in Henry County. Marker can be reached from East Ruff Street east of North Brewer Street, on the right when traveling east. Located in the Paris City Cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Paris TN 38242, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker.

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James Davis Porter (a few steps from this marker); Paris City Cemetery (within shouting distance of this marker); Slave (within shouting distance of this marker); John Wesley Crockett (within shouting distance of this marker); David Edward Jackson (within shouting distance of this marker); John DeWitt Clinton Atkins (within shouting distance of this marker); Henry County Courthouse (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Confederate Soldiers (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Photographed By Karen Emerson-McPeak, October 15, 2017

2. Edwin Wiley Grove Marker

Photographed By Karen Emerson-McPeak, October 15, 2017

3. Edwin Wiley Grove Marker

Grove family burial plot image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, June 3, 2023

4. Grove family burial plot

Edwin Wiley Grove's grave stone image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Darren Jefferson Clay, June 3, 2023

5. Edwin Wiley Grove's grave stone

Credits. This page was last revised on November 5, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 15, 2017, by Karen Emerson-McPeak of Triune, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 345 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 4, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. 2, 3. submitted on October 15, 2017, by Karen Emerson-McPeak of Triune, Tennessee. 4, 5. submitted on November 4, 2023, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.