Marker Logo HMdb.org THE HISTORICAL
MARKER DATABASE
“Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History”
“Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History”
Kingsley in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Galusha Grow

 
 
Galusha Grow Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Don Morfe, September 28, 2015
1. Galusha Grow Marker
Inscription.

Father of the Homestead Act, opening western lands to free settlement in 1862, lived at nearby Glenwood. Speaker of the House, 1861-63, and member of Congress, 1893-1903. Died in 1907; buried in Harford Cemetery a few miles from here.
 
Erected 1947 by Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. In addition, it is included in the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1862.
 
Location. 41° 45.739′ N, 75° 45.185′ W. Marker is in Kingsley, Pennsylvania, in Susquehanna County. Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 11 and Pennsylvania Route 547 on U.S. 11. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Kingsley PA 18826, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Soldiers Orphan School (approx. 2.3 miles away); Original Congregational Bell (approx. 2.9 miles away); a different marker also named Galusha Grow (approx. 2.9 miles away); Harford, Penna. (approx. 2.9 miles away); Civil War Memorial (approx. 2.9 miles away); Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial

Paid Advertisement
Click on the ad for more information.
Please report objectionable advertising to the Editor.
Click or scan to see
this page online
(approx. 5.4 miles away); a different marker also named Galusha Grow (approx. 7.9 miles away); Sylvanus Mulford House (approx. 8 miles away).
 
Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.
 
Also see . . .  Galusha Grow - Biographical Directory of the :United States Congress. (Submitted on October 7, 2015, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.)
 
Galusha Grow Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Don Morfe, September 28, 2015
2. Galusha Grow Marker
Galusha Grow image. Click for full size.
Internet Archive
3. Galusha Grow
“Galusha Grow, M. C. from Pa. Original discoverer of Congress, the date of his discovery is not definitely known, being far beyond the memory of the present generation. Was elected speaker in 1861, but managed to grow out of it.” – Thomas Fleming.

Cartoon by Thomas Fleming from his 1902 book Around the Capital with Uncle Hank.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 26, 2018. It was originally submitted on October 5, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 345 times since then and 16 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on October 5, 2015, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland.   3. submitted on September 19, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.

Share this page.  
Share on Tumblr
m=89347

CeraNet Cloud Computing sponsors the Historical Marker Database.
This website earns income from purchases you make after using our links to Amazon.com. We appreciate your support.
Paid Advertisements
Mar. 29, 2024