| 词条 | Granite, Iowa |
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|official_name = Granite, Iowa |settlement_type = Unincorporated community |nickname = |motto = |image_skyline = Granite Threshing Bea Parade 1.jpg |imagesize = |image_caption = Antique Tractor in the Parade at the Granite Threshing Bee |image_flag = |image_seal = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |pushpin_map=Iowa |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = Iowa |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Lyon |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = |leader_name1 = |established_title = |established_date = |unit_pref = |area_footnotes = |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = |area_land_km2 = |area_water_km2 = |area_total_sq_mi = |area_land_sq_mi = |area_water_sq_mi = |population_as_of = |population_footnotes = |population_total = |population_density_km2 = |population_density_sq_mi = |timezone = Central (CST) |utc_offset = -6 |timezone_DST = CDT |utc_offset_DST = -5 |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = 1309 |coordinates = {{coord|43|28|08|N|96|33|23|W|type:city_region:US-IA_source:GNIS-enwiki|display=inline,title}} |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code = 712 |blank_name = GNIS feature ID |blank_info = 464568[1] |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = }}Granite is an unincorporated community in Lyon County, Iowa, United States, near the historic Blood Run Site and the Gitchie Manitou State Preserve.[1] GeographyGranite is the most northwestern community in Iowa near the banks of the Big Sioux River, about 7 miles outside the city limits of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, it is also 6 miles west/northwest of Larchwood. It is located 2.5 miles west of Iowa Highway 9, 2 miles south of the South Dakota state line and 1 mile west. HistoryGranite was founded on June 12, 1886 at the request of the owners of the land, Richard and Bessie Pettigrew. The community of Iuka was then officially filed on March 14, 1887. The name of Iuka later on changed to Granite in late 1887. Industry and Threshing BeeA manufacturing company called Miller Loaders exists on the East Side of town. It creates loader attachments for tractors and other machinery. Granite is also known for the Granite Threshing Bee held on the third weekend in July. A demonstration of Wheat Threshing, an anvil shoot, a kids tractor pull, a lunch, tours of the Blood Run Site, and a parade featuring old tractors and cars are the highlights of the Bee. References1. ^1 {{cite gnis|464568|Granite, Iowa}} {{Lyon County, Iowa}}{{LyonCountyIA-geo-stub}} 3 : Unincorporated communities in Iowa|Unincorporated communities in Lyon County, Iowa|Populated places established in 1886 |
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