History · Grant
Grant’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 2 old photos of Grant. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
1886established
2old images & papers
2historic places
1recent photos
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Grant was platted in 1886 when the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad was extended to that point. The city is named for Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President of the United States.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items below1886Established
1910s2 items · Nebraska - Benedict throughCommons
1920–1999Nothing yet. Family albums go here.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Grant’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewNebraska - Benedict through, 1917: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from Grant
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By decade
Grant, decade by decade
1920s–
1990s
1990s
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
📷 Add from your albumToday1 photo
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Nebraska - Benedict through (1917) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Historic places
National Register · via Wikidata
From Wikimedia Commons (3) and the National Register (2). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.