Inscription
[Yellow Medicine County logo]]
HENRY HILL 1829~1879
1871 - Built dam for water power
1872 - Founded Granite Falls
[photo of dam]
Erected flour, grist, lumber mills in 1872
Gave free lots to secure settlers
Established first mail route and post office
Helped organize the first church
Donated land and promoted building of first school
Worked to obtain county seat for Granite Falls
During grasshopper plaque, fed the needy
Erected by City of Granite Falls during the 1976 Bicentennial
for the Yellow Medicine County Historical Society
Details
| HM Number | HM1B26 |
|---|---|
| Tags | |
| Historical Period | 19th Century |
| Historical Place | Church/House of Worship, Mill, Other, River, School, Town |
| Marker Type | Memorial |
| Marker Class | Historical Marker |
| Marker Style | Free Standing |
| Year Placed | 1976 |
| Placed By | The City of Granite Falls |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Monday, September 1st, 2014 at 3:25am PDT -07:00 |
Pictures
Photo Credits: [1] MARTHA DECKER [2] MARTHA DECKER
Locationbig map
| Location Description | Marker is located on the banks of the Minnesota River on the grounds of the Yellow Medicine County Historical Society building. |
|---|---|
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 15T E 298662 N 4964310 |
| Decimal Degrees | 44.80381667, -95.54586667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 44° 48.229', W 95° 32.752' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 44° 48' 13.7400" N, 95° 32' 45.1200" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 320, 507 |
| Can be seen from road? | No |
| Is marker in the median? | No |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 500 14th Ave, Granite Falls MN 56241, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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