The Return of Blackwood: New Development Planned for Grawn
By Beth Milligan | Jan. 9, 2026
Before it was Grawn, the small community in Blair Township was originally called Blackwood when it was founded in the 1870s by settler James Blackwood. Now a husband-and-wife development team are hoping to bring the Blackwood name – and the former village center near CR-633 and Brooks Street – back to life with a new neighborhood featuring 38 starter homes, a dog park, and a potential coffee shop/bakery.
Rob and Kate Mead of RK Mead Investments LLC will appear before Blair Township planning commissioners January 21 at 6pm at the township hall for a site plan review for the project, called The Village of Blackwood. The Meads have acquired eight …
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