Editing Spring Grove, Pennsylvania (section)

==History==
The site of Spring Grove was laid out in 1747 on the banks of [[Codorus Creek]], midway between [[York, Pennsylvania|York]] and [[Hanover, Pennsylvania|Hanover]], by a [[surveying|surveyor]] for the Penns. Its growth since that time falls into two periods, each lasting approximately 100 years. The first witnessed development of the borough as an iron-making center.  The second, which extends to the present day, is as a papermaking center. The businesses of both periods have relied on certain natural resources of the area.

Originally, Spring Grove was a part of Paradise Township and was contained within the boundaries of [[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania|Lancaster County]]. York County was formed in 1749 and [[Jackson Township, York County, Pennsylvania|Jackson Township]], including Spring Grove, in 1853. The residents of the community petitioned the County Court in 1882 for incorporation as a borough, and in August of that year their petition was granted. Since that time, the borough has grown in area as a result of annexation of the surrounding land, the largest annexation having taken place in 1953.

In the 1770s, attracted by the presence of water, iron ore and wood for charcoal in the Pigeon Hills, an iron manufacturer established a [[forge]] at "Spring Forge". It is known as Spring Grove. The early German and English woodchoppers who flocked to this first Pennsylvania iron industry west of the [[Susquehanna River]] were the forebears of today's community. By the mid-19th century, the manufacturing of iron had grown to a point where almost {{convert|200|ST|kg|sp=us}} of iron bar were produced locally each year.

By 1851, however, the iron business had been suspended, and its buildings were converted to the manufacturing of paper. Once again local resources, wood and water, were largely responsible for the location of this industry in the Spring Grove area. Thirteen years later, the plant was purchased by P. H. [[Glatfelter]] for $14,000.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.encyclopedia.com/topic/P._H._Glatfelter_Company.aspx|title=P. H. Glatfelter Company Facts, information, pictures {{!}} Encyclopedia.com articles about P. H. Glatfelter Company|website=www.encyclopedia.com|access-date=2016-09-19}}</ref>

Other basic industries, such as brick-making and the manufacture of explosives, have from time to time established themselves in the borough. None, however, have remained as long nor have been as successful as the paper mill. Since 1865, the growth of the borough has reflected growth of the Glatfelter Paper Mill.

In August 2018, Glatfelter announced an agreement to sell its Specialty Papers division, which includes the Spring Grove mill, to private investment firm [[Lindsay Goldberg]] for $360 million, with the sale to close before 2019.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.ydr.com/story/news/2018/08/22/glatfelter-paper-announces-sale-promises-no-plans-close-mills-york-spring-grove-lindsay-goldberg/1069300002/ |title=Glatfelter paper announces agreement to sell, promises no plans to close mills |date=August 22, 2018 |newspaper=York Daily Record |first=Geoff |last=Morrow |access-date=August 22, 2018 |url-access=limited}}</ref> In April 2025, mill owner Pixelle Specialty Solutions, which Lindsay Goldberg sold to [[H.I.G. Capital]] in 2022,<ref>{{cite press release |date=May 20, 2022 |publisher=Pixelle Specialty Solutions |agency=[[Business Wire]] |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220519005832/en/H.I.G.-Capital-Completes-Acquisition-of-Pixelle-Specialty-Solutions |title=H.I.G. Capital Completes Acquisition of Pixelle Specialty Solutions |access-date=April 16, 2025}}</ref> announced a plan to close its paper mill in [[Chillicothe, Ohio]], and move some operations to the Spring Grove mill.<ref>{{cite news |first=Harrison |last=Jones |date=April 16, 2025 |url=https://www.ydr.com/story/money/business/2025/04/16/pixelle-to-relocate-operations-to-spring-grove-upon-closing-ohio-mill/83116656007/ |title=Spring Grove paper mill will get new operations as Pixelle closes Chillicothe, Ohio plant |newspaper=York Daily Record |access-date=April 16, 2025 |url-access=limited}}</ref>

The [[Spring Grove Borough Historic District]] was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1984.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>