County Information
Founded: March 6, 1868
Named for: General Ulysses S. Grant
County Seat: Elbow Lake
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BIOS: transcribed by Robin Line - A. D. Larson
HISTORY: From History of Douglas and Grant Counties Minnesota - CHAPTER III. EARLY SETTLEMENT
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BIOS: transcribed by Robin Line -Edward J. Scofield
HISTORY: From History of Douglas and Grant Counties Minnesota - CHAPTER II. THE INDIAN OUTBREAK AND THE STOCKADE
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