The arrival of the railroad in Grinnell in 1863 encouraged manufacturing and commerce by providing an efficient way to bring in raw material and ship out finished products. One of the first businesses was a tanning operation started by Frederick . . . — — Map (db m293691) HM
Josiah Bushnell Grinnell, a Congregational minister born in Vermont, headed west in 1853 in search of a place to establish an ideal community. J.B., as he was known, planned to pattern the new settlement after a New England town, where church and . . . — — Map (db m293696) HM
What we know as Grinnell College was founded in 1846 in Davenport, Iowa, and called Iowa College. The school was the dream of 11 young Congregational ministers from Andover Theological Seminary in Massachusetts. Each of them pledged to establish a . . . — — Map (db m293692) HM
Union Depot The first train arrived in Grinnell in 1863. giving the town a new, faster way to travel to population centers in the East and Midwest. The Union Depot was built in 1893 at the junction of the east-west and north-south rail lines. . . . — — Map (db m293689) HM
During his lifetime, J.B. Grinnell was a minister, lawyer, sheep farmer, banker, railroad builder, state senator and member of the U.S. Congress. From the beginning, he was driven by opposition to slavery, a passion for education, and a yearning . . . — — Map (db m293695) HM
Merchants' National Bank has been designated a National Historic Landmark This site possesses national significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America 1976 National Park Service United States Department of . . . — — Map (db m291300) HM
Henry Spaulding 1846-1937 Manufacturer Henry Spaulding established the Spaulding Manufacturing Company, a carriage-making business that became Grinnell's first large industry. A blacksmith by trade, Spaulding arrived in Grinnell . . . — — Map (db m293690) HM
Billy Robinson 1884-1916 Pioneer Aviator W.C. Billy Robinson was an early aviator who set an American record for a nonstop flight in 1914. He was born in South Dakota but moved to Grinnell with his family at age 12. He was always . . . — — Map (db m293693) HM
Harry Hopkins 1890-1946 Government Harry Hopkins held important positions in the federal government under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Hopkins was born in Sioux City but moved with his family to Grinnell as a child. He . . . — — Map (db m293694) HM
Gary Cooper 1901-1961 Actor Gary Cooper's film career spanned more than 30 years and 100 movies. Cooper was born Frank James Cooper in Helena, Montana. He attended Grinnell College for three semesters. When his family moved to Los . . . — — Map (db m293697) HM
Robert Noyce 1927-1990 Innovator Robert Noyce is known worldwide for his contributions to technology. He was born in Burlington, Iowa, but moved to Grinnell with his family at an early age. He was valedictorian of his Grinnell High . . . — — Map (db m293770) HM
Corporal Harold Keller Brooklyn, IA native, was a part of history as he fought tenaciously on Mt. Suribachi in the Battle of Iwo Jima. Captain Merlin Stoker Served in the US Army and was heavily decorated receiving many citations for . . . — — Map (db m291800) HM
Amendment I.
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition . . . — — Map (db m8938)
This piece of steel from the World Trade Center is in honor of those heroes who made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty on September 11, 2001 May We Never Forget Greater love has no one than this, that one lay down . . . — — Map (db m299392) HM
