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

Pine Grove Normal Academy

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

1. Pine Grove Normal Academy Marker

Inscription.

In April 1876, at the age of 23, Isaac C. Ketler opened his "Select School"-- the forerunner of Grove City College. The first classes were held with 13 students. The fall session opened with 74 students with the school renamed as Pine Grove Normal Academy.
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A public meeting was held in 1878 to consider the purchase of land for the school known as Pine Grove Normal Academy. The first academy building was completed in December 1879 on a portion of the farm of James G. Cunningham (near the intersection of East Main and South Broad Streets).

Erected by the Borough of Grove City and in Honor of Susan Eccles O'Kane.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Education. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1876.

Location. 41° 9.6′ N, 80° 5.183′ 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: 152 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: Susan Eccles O'Kane (here, next to this marker); Grove City National Boys and Girls Purebred Calf Club (a few steps from

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this marker); Beginnings of Radio in Grove City (a few steps from this marker); History of Burdicks Men’s Clothing Store (a few steps from this marker); "Here's Howe" (a few steps from this marker); "The Voice of Grove City" (a few steps from this marker); Incorporation of Grove City Borough (a few steps from this marker); Margaret Simpson Guinnip (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Grove City.

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. Grove City College Timeline. (Submitted on April 19, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Dr. Isaac Conrad Ketler at Find A Grave. (Submitted on April 19, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. History of Grove City PA. (Submitted on April 19, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

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

2. Pine Grove Normal Academy Marker

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

3. Pine Grove Normal Academy Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on April 19, 2021. It was originally submitted on April 19, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 420 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on April 19, 2021, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.