Granite Falls in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Votes for Women
Road to the 19th Amendment
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1. Votes for Women Marker
Home of Nellie Volstead. Active in Congressional Union for Woman Suffrage & Honorary Council in support of 1917 National Suffrage Convention.
Erected 2022 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation. (Marker Number 180.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Civil Rights • Women. In addition, it is included in the National Votes for Women Trail, and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1917.
Location. 44° 48.557′ N, 95° 32.383′ W. Marker is in Granite Falls, Minnesota, in Yellow Medicine County. It is on 9th Avenue east of 2nd Street, on the right. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 163 9th Ave, Granite Falls MN 56241, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Minnesota and specifically in the Minnesota River Valley. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, and on the Great Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once Ruperts Land,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Andrew J. Volstead House (a few steps from this marker); Former Site of the Granite Falls City Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Henry Hill 1829-1879 (approx. half a mile away); World's Oldest Rock (approx. half a mile away); Ancient Exposed Rocks (approx. half a mile away); A Witness to Time (approx. 1.8 miles away); Yellow Medicine City (approx. 6.6 miles away); Agency Homes (approx. 6.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Granite Falls.
Another marker is no longer nearby. School Bell (was approx. half a mile away but has been confirmed missing).
Also see . . .
1. New historic marker in Granite Falls honors Nellie Volstead. Tri-County News website entry (Submitted on August 29, 2023.)
2. National Votes for Women Trail. National Collaborative for Women's History Sites website entry (Submitted on August 29, 2023.)
3. Votes for Women. William G. Pomeroy Foundation website
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2. Votes for Women Marker
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3. Votes for Women Marker, from the west
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4. Home of Nellie Volstead
Credits. This page was last revised on November 4, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2023. This page has been viewed 200 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 29, 2023.
