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==History== In 1870 a [[post office]] began operating at Granite Falls.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=MN&county=Yellow+Medicine | title=Yellow Medicine County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=August 16, 2015}}</ref> The town was [[plat]]ted in 1872<ref name="Upham 594">{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog | title=Minnesota Geographic Names: Their Origin and Historic Significance | publisher=Minnesota Historical Society | last=Upham | first=Warren | year=1920 | page=[https://archive.org/details/minnesotageogra00uphagoog/page/n611 594]}}</ref> and named for [[Field (mineral deposit)|deposits]] of [[granite]] rock in the area.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ|title=The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States|publisher=Govt. Print. Off.|author=Gannett, Henry|year=1905|pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_9V1IAAAAMAAJ/page/n140 141]}}</ref> In 1874 the county seat was moved to Granite Falls and a small one courtroom courthouse was erected. In 1876 the [[Synod of the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church in America|Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Congregation]] was formed and a church was built. Granite Falls was incorporated as a city in 1879 with East Granite Falls joining in 1889.<ref name="Upham 594" /> The existing county courthouse was erected in 1880. In 1888 the [[Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad]] built the town [[train station]] that still stands. The rail line remains active as a [[Shortline railroad|short line]] operated by the [[Twin Cities and Western Railroad]] (TC&W). A grain elevator was built along the rail lines that today exists as the Farmers Co-Op elevator. In 2005 Granite Falls Energy LLC began producing [[Corn ethanol]] and extract [[Corn oil]] at their newly constructed plant. ===2000 tornado=== On [[Tornadoes of 2000#July 25|July 25, 2000]], the city of Granite Falls and Yellow Medicine County were hit by a powerful tornado. The tornado first touched down in rural parts of the county west-northwest of Granite Falls, hitting the city at 6:10 pm. After tearing through the residential sections of town, the tornado lifted at approximately 6:25PM after being on the ground for over nine miles. One person was killed, more than a dozen were injured, and the town and surrounding area suffered millions of dollars in property damage. Most of the damage in Granite Falls was rated F2 and F3, but the extent of the damage at the corner of 9th Avenue and 14th Street caused the [[National Weather Service]] to classify it as an F4 tornado.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnr.state.mn.us/climate/journal/tornado_000725.html|title=Granite Falls Tornado: July 25, 2000 - Minnesota DNR|website=www.dnr.state.mn.us|access-date=December 16, 2019}}</ref>
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