History · Grant

Grant’s history is
mostly unwritten

The public archives hold just one old photo of Grant. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

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1historic places
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Nodaway River Bridge, Pilot Grove County Park (moved from Nodaway River) · Library of Congress

The story

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Grant is named for Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President of the United States. Its commercial district, which was developed from 1871 to 1952, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Grant’s history is told.

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Grant, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

1 historic place in Grant

Grant has 1 listing on the National Register, and they protect 15 historic buildings, because Grant Commercial Historic District alone counts 15.

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In Iowaby listings · most towns there have none
1place listed1 district
0National Historic LandmarksNone here yet
15historic buildings protectedcounting each building in a district
2002first listedGrant Commercial Historic District

Where they are

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Districts

When they were listed

The Register began in 1966.
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · styles from the National Archives catalog · photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place

Then & now

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Nodaway River Bridge, Pilot Grove County Park (moved from Nodaway River) and it appears here side by side.

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Stories next door

nearby towns’ history

From Wikimedia Commons (4), the Library of Congress (1) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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