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Beginning in the mid 19th century, settlers emigrated into a vast wooded wilderness now known as Homewood. On February 11, 1927, the merger of Edgewood, Grove Park, and Rosedale created the new City of Homewood. Hollywood was annexed on October 14, 1929, and Oak Grove and Drexel Hills were added on November 14, 1955. Later annexations included the Lakeshore area in 1959-60 and Edgemont, more of Oak Grove, West Valley Avenue, and Wildwood during the 1950s-1970s. Charles Rice, known as “The Father of Homewood,” was the first mayor. Homewood City Hall was completed on January 5, 1928. The city now encompasses 9.5 square miles with a population of 25,045.
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