Caboose Project revives a historic treasure

The caboose sign is on offer to raise funds. (Courtesy of SWFCHS)By Angela Chaffin Southwest Messenger Contributor The Caboose Project of the Southwest Franklin County Historical Society is well underway. The society selected the caboose’s future location at Century Village on Orders Road in Grove City, but volunteers are doing the basic restoration at an outlying site with the goal of moving the caboose to its appointed place in Century Village. The caboose has a storied history in the area and is a treasured artifact of Grove City’s past. Built in the 1920s, the caboose once sat in the Town Center next to the depot that was moved to Century Village in 2018. After sitting idle on a side track for years, the caboose was relocated to Green’s Heritage Farm near Commercial Point. SWFCHS members are leading the effort to have the caboose and depot reunited and preserve this railroad legacy. To that end, the society is raising $75,000.

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