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Granville was known for its successful baseball program, as the Spartans have won state championships in 1971, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1989, 2000 and 2001. They have also qualified for the state tournament multiple times since that last championship.
The most constant entity during its existence was the Granville School, in operation from 1846 to 1958. The death knell for the village came in 1881 in the form of a railroad built through Taintor, Iowa, a town one and a half miles to the northeast in neighboring Prairie Township. By January 1883, the post office closed. [8]
Minimum temperature map of the United States from 1871–1888 Maximum temperature map of the United States from 1871–1888. The following table lists the highest and lowest temperatures recorded in the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the 5 inhabited U.S. territories during the past two centuries, in both Fahrenheit and Celsius. [1]
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Significant damage also occurred to Granville Drugs, the only drug store in town. In Granville, 5 people were injured by the tornado, including an elderly woman who suffered a heart attack during the tornado and was eventually evacuated via Life Flight to a Peoria hospital. Injuries were low due to the 32 minutes of lead time before the tornado ...
Severe weather activity started during the afternoon of May 15 as a low pressure system crossed the area. The first tornado touchdowns were across the Midwestern States including the two Iowa F5s that hit central and eastern parts of the state about 45 minutes apart during the late afternoon. Both tornadoes killed 18 in total.
Arnold "Arnie" Joseph, center, rides in the passenger seat during a Memorial Day parade through Granville. Joseph, the last surviving World War II veteran in Granville, died Feb. 11 at age 96.