The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Grady was established in 1907 with a strong community of farming and ranching. The Village was named after Pearl B. Grady, who owned most of the town site. Pearl Grady was also the first postmaster.
Grady was chosen as the pending railroad depot for the Atchison Topeka & Santa Fe Railway (ATSF), but as it turned out, Grady was by-passed.
During Grady's history, the village had a hotel, two grocery stores, a bank, a doctor, a dentist, a drugstore, café, lumber & hardware store and a few other small businesses.
In 1925 a fire consumed the entire south side of the village destroying all of the businesses except the hotel.
In February 1952, a tornado hit Grady, with a number of homes destroyed.
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Nothing in Grady is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Grady has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Locally Maintained Route 66-Glenrio to San Jon in San Jon, 23.4 miles away.
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Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
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