Mining was the chief industrial activity in Granby throughout the 19th century, with heavy concentrations of lead, zinc, galena, and calamine, Until the early 1950's when the ore, once thought to be inexhaustible, petered out. Granby is the birthplace of Lynn Nance, basketball player-coach.
Granby, Missouri gifts and souvenirs: 20 designs made from Granby's own map, landmarks and history, from $16 to $95. Printed to order and shipped free in the USA.
| Popular | Price |
|---|---|
| Granby Hometown Ornament | $23 |
| Granby Vintage Travel Poster | from $40 |
| Granby Varsity Crewneck | from $57 |
| Granby Est. Tee | from $33 |
| Granby Town Line Mug | from $26 |
| Granby Market Tote | $37 |
Ceramic keepsake, gold ribbon, in 3 styles
Its landmark photo in a classic travel-poster layout
A local landmark photo as a gallery print
Heavy-blend fleece, street map printed on the back
Red heavy-blend crewneck, knit-stitch town print
Soft Bella+Canvas jersey
Kids' Bella+Canvas jersey, youth sizes
Bella+Canvas toddler jersey
Bella+Canvas baby bodysuit
Glossy ceramic, dishwasher safe
Weatherproof, for the front walk
24″×16″, printed coir-look fibers, rubber back
12″×12″ printed wood, ready to hang
Soft-touch, zip cover
A local landmark photo with the town name, 18″×18″
Sturdy all-over-print tote
Glossy top, cork back
Soft fleece, 50″×60″
20 oz, double-wall stainless
The town's earliest Sanborn fire-insurance map, drawn building by building and hand-coloured, from the Library of Congress
In 1850, while traveling through Missouri on his way to St. Louis, Missouri, William Foster discovered galena ore while digging along Gum Spring Branch (Creek) on the property of settler Madison Vickery. Mr. Foster & Mr. Vickery opened the first shaft harvesting this ore, leading to the "Granby Stampede" two years later, a mine rush that populated the town. A post office was founded in Granby and has been in operation since 1856. The community took its name from Granby, Massachusetts.That same year, the towns first railroad tracks were laid. In 1857, Peter F. Blow and F. B. Kennett formed The Granby Mining and Smelting Company to smelt the mined lead. By 1859, Granby was a boom town of more than 8,000 people. The Granby Mining and Smelting Company lasted throughout most of the Civil War, held at various times by both Union and Confederate troops, until the Confederates finally blew up the furnaces to keep them out of Union hands.
Many residents fled the town after the Civil War occupations. The Granby Mining and Smelting Company was reorganized after the war by Henry Taylor Blow.
Mining was the chief industrial activity in Granby throughout the 19th century, with heavy concentrations of lead, zinc, galena, and calamine, Until the early 1950's when the ore, once thought to be inexhaustible, petered out. The company dissolved and shut down the mines.
Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Granby, Missouri, revision 1374419482 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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1 free coloring page of Granby, each traced from a photo of a local landmark. Print them at home, at school or for story hour.
Granby's population was 2,050 in the 2020 U.S. Census, down from 2,134 in 2010.
A view of Granby