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History · Pinegrove

Pinegrove’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Pinegrove Township is a township in Venango County, Pennsylvania. The population was 1,328 at the 2020 census, a decrease from the figure of 1,354 in 2010, which was an increase over the tabulation of 1,338 as of the 2000 census.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 1,354 people in 2010, 1,328 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1969.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Pinegrove yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Pinegrove’s history is told.

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Famous people close to Pinegrove

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Chris KirkpatrickChris KirkpatrickClarion · 14 miJosephine McKimJosephine McKimOil City · 9 miGabby GabreskiGabby GabreskiOil City · 9 miWoody JacksonWoody JacksonOil City · 9 miErnest M. SkinnerErnest M. SkinnerClarion · 14 miDonald FosterDonald FosterOil City · 9 mi
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Pinegrove, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Pinegrove is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Pinegrove has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Pithole Stone Arch in President, 8.6 miles away.

Pinegrove and the nearest listed places

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Pithole Stone ArchOil City ArmoryNational Transit BuildingOil City Downtown Commercial Historic DistrictOil City South Side Historic DistrictU.S. Post Office

Closest to Pinegrove

Pithole Stone ArchPresident · Structure8.6miOil City ArmoryOil City · Late Victorian9.5miNational Transit BuildingOil City · Chicago9.7miOil City Downtown Commercial Historic DistrictOil City · District9.7miOil City South Side Historic DistrictOil City · District9.8mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Pithole Stone Arch’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Pinegrove?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Pinegrove’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

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