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History · Granite Ledge

Granite Ledge’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Granite Ledge Township is a township in Benton County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 743 as of the 2010 census. Granite Ledge Township was named for the granite rock formations contained within its borders.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 743 people in 2010, 756 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1987.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Granite Ledge yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Granite Ledge, 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

Nothing in Granite Ledge is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Granite Ledge has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Church of Sts. Peter and Paul-Catholic in Gilman, 6.8 miles away.

Granite Ledge and the nearest listed places

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Church of Sts. Peter and Paul-CatholicMilaca Municipal HallMille Lacs County CourthouseEsselman Brothers General StoreCota Round BarnsGreat Northern Depot

Closest to Granite Ledge

Church of Sts. Peter and Paul-CatholicGilman · Building6.8miMilaca Municipal HallMilaca · Building8miMille Lacs County CourthouseMilaca · Building8.4miEsselman Brothers General StoreMayhew Lake · Building14.9miCota Round BarnsSt. George · Building15mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Church of Sts. Peter and Paul-Catholic’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Granite Ledge?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Granite Ledge’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

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📜 Milaca📜 Maywood📜 Foreston📜 Alberta
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