Learner's definition of INDUSTRIALIZE. : to build and operate factories and businesses in a city, region, country, etc. [+ object] The government hopes to industrialize some of the agricultural regions.
The official plat of the 210-acre town was approved by the U.S. Department of the Interior on November 22, 1902. Lots were sold in 1904â05. With 1907 statehood Grove, the only incorporated town in Delaware County, became the county seat. Located midway between the county's eastern and western borders, Grove was about five miles from the county's northern border with Ottawa County. This placement became a problem for residents who wanted a seat of government closer to the county's center.
Grove-area historical tornado activity is near Oklahoma state average. It is 130% greater than the overall U.S. average. On 4/3/1956, a category F4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 16.3 miles away from the Grove city center injured 59 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.