Galusha Grow
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kcepenn
N 41° 46.803 W 075° 42.077
18T E 441721 N 4625593
Galusha Grow was a prominent Congressman in the late 1800's.
Waymark Code: WMEF6
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 06/08/2006
Views: 36
Father of the Homestead Act, opening western lands to free settlement in 1862. Speaker of the House, 1861-63; Returned to Congress 1893-1903. Educated at Franklin Academy, Harford, and buried in this cemetery.
Marker Name: Galusha Grow
County: Susquehanna
Date Dedicated: 05/15/1947
Marker Type: Roadside
Location: Pa. 547 in Harford at cemetery
Category: Government & Politics, Government & Politics 19th Century
Website: [Web Link]
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