Galusha Grow
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N 41° 39.068 W 075° 43.277
18T E 439939 N 4611294
The last of the three Galusha Grow historical markers.
Waymark Code: WM1Y80
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 08/01/2007
Views: 57
Marker Text:
Father of the Homestead Act, opening western lands to free settlement in 1862, Speaker of the House, 1861-63. Returned to Congress 1893-1903. Retired to his home, which stood on this site, until his death in 1907.
Marker Name: Galusha Grow
County: Susquehanna
Date Dedicated: 05/15/1947
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: Pa. 92 just N of Pa. 374 at Glenwood
Category: Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century
Website: [Web Link]
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