Grinnell Iowa was founded by settlers from New England who were descended from English Puritans of the 1600s.
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14 Facts About Grinnell Iowa
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The city was to be named "Stella, " but J B Grinnell convinced the others to adopt his name, describing it as rare and concise.
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Grinnell Iowa was a stop on the Underground Railroad from its founding.
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Grinnell Iowa is home to Grinnell Iowa College, a highly rated private liberal arts college established in 1846.
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Grinnell Iowa College is nationally recognized as a leading undergraduate institution.
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Grinnell Iowa has a humid continental climate with hot humid summers, and cold snowy winters.
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Grinnell Iowa has several notable architectural landmarks: Among them, includes the Merchants' National Bank, designed by architect Louis Sullivan in 1914.
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Poweshiek County Chronicle Republican – often referred to as the Poweshiek County CR or simply The CR – was created in January 2009 as the result of a merger of two newspapers serving other communities in Poweshiek County, the Brooklyn Chronicle and the Montezuma Republican; the Pennysaver, a shopper that had operated in Grinnell Iowa, continued, and the new newspaper began incorporating Grinnell Iowa news along with its existing coverage of rural Poweshiek County and its communities.
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Grinnell Iowa is home to Grinnell Iowa College, a private liberal arts college.
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Unity Point Grinnell Iowa, formerly known as Grinnell Iowa Regional Medical Center, is an acute care hospital licensed for 81 beds.
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Grinnell Iowa has nine parks that are run by Parks and Recreations, including Arbor Lake, Bailey Park, Central Park, Jaycee Park, Lions Park, Merrill Park, Miller Park, Thomazin Park, and Van Horn Park.
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The kitchen holds an electric refrigerator made by the Grinnell Iowa Washing Machine Company, one of the first 50 made in 1932.
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Grinnell Iowa Regional Airport, known as Billy Robinson Field, is a city-owned airport located within city limits about 2 miles south of the town center.
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Mid Grinnell Iowa Community Action is a private nonprofit that seeks to help those affected by poverty.
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