Kingsley in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Galusha Grow

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 (PHMC) 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. It 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.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Wyoming Valley. 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Martins Creek Viaduct (approx. 1.6 miles away); Zick Road Scenic View (approx. 1.6 miles away); Oakley Crossing Along the Milford-Owego Turnpike (approx. 1.8 miles away); Perkins-Dennis Cemetery and Monument (approx. 2 miles away); Perkins Dennis Family Cemetery (approx. 2 miles away); Perkins Homestead and Dennis Farm Fields

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(approx. 2 miles away); The Dennis Farm's Perkins Homestead and Cemetery (approx. 2 miles away); The Dennis Farm Stonewalls (approx. 2.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kingsley.

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.)

Photographed by Don Morfe, September 28, 2015

2. Galusha Grow Marker

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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 603 times since then and 33 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.