Grove City in Mercer County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Margaret Simpson Guinnip

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 10, 2021

1. Margaret Simpson Guinnip Marker

Inscription.

Margaret "Margit" Simpson and her husband John Guinnip owned a sheep ranch in California[.] After his death, she returned to this area in 1883 and learned that Grove City Borough needed operating funds. She loaned the borough council a total of $2,100,
which the council paid back in 1886.

Erected by the Borough of Grove City and in Honor of Adam and Jean Murawski.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical year for this entry is 1883.

Location. 41° 9.612′ N, 80° 5.18′ W. Marker is in Grove City, Pennsylvania, in Mercer County. It is on Broad Street (Pennsylvania Route 208) north of Pine Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 144 South Broad Street, Grove City PA 16127, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northwestern Pennsylvania

and in Greater Erie. It is also in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Incorporation of Grove City Borough (here, next to this marker); Joden Jewelers (here, next to this marker); DeFrance Drug Store History (a few steps from this marker); Pioneer Aviator Earl Saundt's Demise (a few steps from this marker); Company M, 112th Infantry Regiment, in World War I (a few steps from this marker); Pine Grove Normal Academy (a few steps from this marker); Susan Eccles O'Kane (a few steps from this marker); Grove City National Boys and Girls Purebred Calf Club

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More about this marker. Marker is on one in a series of low sandstone obelisks along South Broad Street (the downtown commercial district) with markers on three sides and a cast Borough of Grove City emblem on the fourth side (facing the street).

Also see . . .
1. Margaret Simpson Guinnip at Find A Grave. (Submitted on April 18, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. History of Grove City PA. (Submitted on April 18, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., April 10, 2021

2. Margaret Simpson Guinnip Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 18, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 18, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 261 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 18, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.