Granite Falls’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Granite Falls. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗In 1870 a post office began operating at Granite Falls. The town was platted in 1872 and named for deposits of granite rock in the area. 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 was incorporated as a city in 1879 with East Granite Falls joining in 1889. The existing county courthouse was erected in 1880. In 1888 the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad built the town train station that still stands. The rail line remains active as a short line operated by the Twin Cities and Western Railroad (TC&W).
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Granite Falls’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Granite Falls’s history is told.
3 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewMain St, 1910: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Granite Falls
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Granite Falls, decade by decade
1980s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Main St (1910) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Historic places
National Register · via Wikidata
From Wikimedia Commons (3), the Library of Congress (2) and the National Register (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.