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In 1870 a post office began operating at Granite Falls. [8] The town was platted in 1872 [9] and named for deposits of granite rock in the area. [10] In 1874 the county seat was moved to Granite Falls and a small one courtroom courthouse was erected. In 1876 the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Congregation was formed and a church was built.
Granite Falls Township, Minnesota Show map of the United States Coordinates: 44°51′1″N 95°32′50″W / 44.85028°N 95.54722°W / 44.85028; -95
Yellow Medicine River. The county was established by the Minnesota legislature on March 6, 1871, with Granite Falls as the county seat. Its name comes from Yellow Medicine River, which runs through the eastern part of the county to the Minnesota.
As of the census [1] of 2000, there were 544 people, 188 households, and 152 families residing in the township. The population density was 13.3 people per square mile (5.1/km 2).
Western end of MN 67 concurrency: Granite Falls: 49.062: 78.958: MN 23 west / MN 67 east – Marshall, Redwood Falls: Western end of MN 23 concurrency, eastern end of MN 67 concurrency: Chippewa: Granite Falls Township: 50.469: 81.222: CR 40 / Minnesota River Valley Scenic Byway: Chippewa–Renville county line: Granite Falls–Hawk Creek ...
The county's highest point is near its southeastern corner, section 23 of Rheiderland Township, at 1,142 ft (348 m) [9] The county has a total area of 588 square miles (1,520 km 2), of which 581 square miles (1,500 km 2) is land and 6.7 square miles (17 km 2) (1.1%) is water.
MN 23 directly serves Pipestone, Marshall, Granite Falls, Willmar, Paynesville, Cold Spring, St. Cloud, Foley, Milaca, Mora, Hinckley, Sandstone, and Duluth.. Portions of MN 23 that have been upgraded to a four-lane expressway include approximately nine miles (14 km) in the Marshall area in addition to longer stretches between Willmar and New London, and between Richmond and Waite Park (St ...
The Andrew John Volstead House is the historic house in Granite Falls, Minnesota, of ten-term United States Congressman Andrew Volstead (1860–1947). It is now managed as a museum and the organizational headquarters of the Granite Falls Historical Society. [4]