First GC Village Council

According to research by Tami Kelly, clerk of Grove City Council, five members of the first village council in 1866 have been identified. They include William Sibray, Anton Pilger Jr., A.M. Anderson, John L. Smith, Leonard Buchholz, Clerk Randolph Higgy; the town marshall was Joseph Pence. Meetings were held at the Highland Mission until 1874 when a township hall was built. The first mayor was the town’s physician, Dr. Joseph Bulen. A section of Dr. Bulen’s staircase is on display at the Grove City Museum and Welcome Center. The village was incorporated March 13, 1866.