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Centennial of 1905

Granville Times Centennial Issues of September, 1905

Headline of The Granville Times, Sept. 14, 1905

In 1880 The Granville Times newspaper began publication in Granville.  It ran for 60 years with few interruptions, recording in minute detail the Village and Township news.  The major events of the Granville Centennial occurred during the week of Sept. 4, 1905 and are  described on the first and last pages of the Granville Times issues of Sept. 07 and Sept. 14.  You can read them by downloading the Adobe PDF files listed in the table below.

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Sept. 07, 1905, page 1 2,692 Kb Detailed description of the Granville Centennial events of Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.  Highlight:  The speech, "The Beginning of Granville", delivered by Mr. C. D. Coons on Tuesday in front of the Presbyterian Church.
Sept. 07, 1905, page 8 2,436 Kb
Sept. 14, 1905, page 1 2,546 Kb Description of events on the remaining days through Sunday.  Crowning event:  dedication of the Pioneer Monument on Sugarloaf Hill that Thursday.  The Monument consists of a bronze tablet attached to a five ton boulder sitting on a granite block brought all the way from Quincy, MA., and can still be seen today.
Sept. 14, 1905, page 8 2,232 Kb

Crowning Event of the 1905 Centennial

Dedication of Pioneer Monument on Sugarloaf Hill celebrating the founding of Granville
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