EDWIN  WILEY  GROVE  and  GROVE   SCHOOL  HISTORY
WITH  INDEX

 

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DR. E. W. GROVE
1850 - 1927

Dr. Edwin Wiley Grove was born at Bolivar, Hardin County, Tennessee, in 1850. He was the son of James Henry Grove. Dr. Grove’s aunt, Peggy Traylor Grove, raised James’ children, including Edwin.

Moving to Paris, Tennessee, Dr. Grove became a druggist and established the Paris Medicine Company in 1886. To establish a national market for his products the company was moved to St. Louis Mo. in 1889. The Paris Medicine company marketed Febriline, Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic, cold tablets and other products. The Tasteless Quinine Company was soon established in Asheville, North Carolina. Dr. Grove had many interest in Asheville, including the famous Grove Park Inn. He died in 1927. The Paris Medicine Company was renamed Grove Laboratories in 1935.
E.W. Grove is buried in the Old Paris Cemetery, Paris, Tennessee.

Dr. Grove endowed E.W. Grove High School (1906-1968), Paris, Tennessee in 1906.

Dr. Grove's many interest in Asheville, North Carolina, included:

The Manor
Albemarle Park
Battery Park Hotel
The Arcade
Grovemont
Lake Eden
and the famous Grove Park Inn

When William Jennings Bryan delivered the keynote address at the opening of  The Grove Park Inn in 1913, he was only the first of many prominent figures, including 7 presidents,  to spend time at the luxury resort nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

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INDEX  TO  E.W. GROVE  HISTORY

THE  E.  W.  GROVE   TIMELINE

THE  ENDOWMENT  OF  E. W.   GROVE  HIGH  SCHOOL ~ 1905

E. W.   GROVE  LETTER   ~ 1918

GROVE'S  CHILL  TONIC

GROVE'S  CHILL  TONIC   BOTTLE ~ SCREW  TOP

GROVE'S  COLD  TABLETS

E. W.  GROVE  MEMORIAM & OBITUARY

GROVE  FAMILY  HISTORY ~ FROM  THE  RALEIGH, N. C. BOTTLE  CLUB

E. W. GROVE  HIGH  SCHOOL BUILDING ~ EAST ~ WEST

E. W.  GROVE  HIGH  SCHOOL  BUILDING ~   HISTORICAL  RECOGNITION

E. W. GROVE  GRADE  SCHOOL  WEB  PAGE

GO  HERE   FOR  E. W. GROVE  SCHOOL ~ 1906-2003

GROVE   HIGH  HISTORY  by  MAURICE  FIELD

EDWIN  WILEY  GROVE ~ HISTORICAL  FACTS  By  DAVID   W.  WEBB

GROVE  HIGH  SCHOOL ~ 100   YEAR  CELEBRATION

GROVE  PARK  INN  PHOTOS   ~ THANKS  TO  HOWARD  WELCH ('52)

GROVE  BOTTLE   COLLECTION  AND  PAMPHLETS ~ THANKS  TO  MAC  CALDWELL ('68)

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