Granite City, Industrial municipality in Madison County, Illinois, United States
The urban center spans 20.7 square miles along the Chain of Rocks Canal, protected from Mississippi River floods by an infrastructure of levees.
German immigrants Frederick and William Niedringhaus established the settlement in 1896 as a manufacturing center for their patented graniteware kitchen equipment production.
Multiple immigrant groups, including Macedonians, Bulgarians, Hungarians, and Armenians, formed strong communities within the city during the early 1900s.
The Granite City Community Unit School District serves 7,100 students through multiple educational facilities, including elementary schools and a comprehensive high school.
The city originated as a planned industrial community similar to Pullman, Illinois, with specific housing guidelines and manufacturing facilities for steel products.
Location: Madison County
Inception: 1896
Elevation above the sea: 128 m
Website: http://granitecity.illinois.gov
GPS coordinates: 38.71780,-90.12940
Latest update: May 26, 2025 21:23
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Monks Mound
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World Wide Technology Raceway at Gateway
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Chain of Rocks Bridge
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Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge
9.2 km
Mound 72
9.4 km
Bloody Island
9.6 km
Cementland
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Chain of Rocks Lock
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McKinley Bridge
7.5 km
Crown Candy Kitchen
9.5 km
New Chain of Rocks Bridge
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Wainwright Tomb
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Grand Avenue Water Tower
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Horseshoe Lake State Park
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O'Fallon Park
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Horseshoe Lake Mound and Village Site
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Mitchell Archaeological Site
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Bissell Water Tower
8.5 km
Hyde Park
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Granite City YMCA
2.5 km
Emmert-Zippel House
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Colonel George H. Blasé Park
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Harrison School
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Gen. Daniel Bissell House
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Cahokia Mounds Interpretive Center
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Holy Trinity Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Church, Madison Illinois
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Chain of Rocks Water Purification Plant
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