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Photo slideshow from Wendell August Forge fire

Twenty-one fire departments banded together Saturday (3/6/10) to put down one of the worst fires in Grove City in years – which has touched countless people in the community, nation and beyond. “I appreciate everything surrounding firefighters did for us,” said Jeff Badger, Grove City fire chief. Grove City firefighters got a call around 1:35 p.m. Saturday that Wendell August Forge, a historic business in town on Madison Avenue, was engulfed in flames. Wendell August makes decorative plates and ornaments out of bronze, pewter, silver, copper and aluminum with hand-carved steel dies. Its craftsmanship is an American treasure, and its business is one of a kind in the nation. “This is a great loss to the whole industry,” said Dr. Tom Armour, a retired local physician, whose famous metal-designing father, Arthur Armour, got his start at Wendell August in 1932. (For full story, pick up a copy of Allied News today.)