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TO
THE TWO WORLDS
OF
GREENFIELD AND CANOLA
THAT FORMED
GRENOLA
TO
READ ABOUT
THE HISTORY
OF
GRENOLA, ELK, KANSAS
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Wide brick Main Street
in
Grenola, Elk, Kansas
Picture Taken
By
Clarence A. Olin
July 2000
Grenola was formed in 1879 when the two communities of Greenfield and Canola relocated along the new railroad line. The community for a time was a rowdy cow town, being a major shipping point for the cattle driven north from Oklahoma and Texas. Later, in the early 1900's, the discovery of oil and gas in the area made Grenola a bustling business place. By 1920 the population had risen to 1500. The population of Grenola today is 316.
The Grenola Mill and Elevator was established in 1909 and served the
community until 1986. On May 12, 1990 the structure was opened as the home of the Grenola Historical Society Museum. The museum preserves and depicts the history of Grenola with scenes of early day life and photographic displays of early setters of Grenola.
LONGHORN CATTLE DRIVE
Stone Marker In Downtown Grenola
Picture Taken
By
Clarence A. Olin
July 2000
1881 to 1884 GRENOLA, KANSAS BECAME
THE LARGEST SINGLE CATTLE SHIPPING
POINT IN THE UNITED STATES.
THE "SOUTHERN KANSAS RAILROAD" WAS
BUILT BETWEEN THE TWO SMALL TOWNS
OF CANOLA AND GREENFIELD ABOUT 6
MI. APART. THE TWO TOWNS CLOSED
RANKS AND TOOK GRENOLA AS THE CITY
NAME USING THE "GRE" FORM GREENFIELD
AND THE "NOLA" FROM CANOLA. AS THIS
WAS ABOUT 75 MI. SHORTER DRIVE FOR
THE CATTLE, DROVES BEGAN COMING IN.
Green Lawn Cemetery
Grenola, Elk, Kansas
Picture Taken
By
Clarence A. Olin
July 2000
I had wanted to do a history on Green Lawn Cemetery in Grenola, Elk County, Kansas but I was unable to get the information. So I decided that the history about this town would give an understanding of the place where the cemetery is located. This town became home for some of the children of my great grandparents Peter and Hannah Larson Olin. Because this was the home of my great grandparent's daughter and son-in-law, William Kyle and Albertina Olin Crumpacker, they would visit this lovely town. The town is located in southwestern Elk County just south of US 160, nestled in the valley of the Big Caney River. It was during one of these visits in 1912 that my great grandfather Peter Olin became seriously ill and departed from his family. My great grandmother remained after his death in Walnut, Kansas where they had been living since 1909. She passed away in 1913 and was buried next to her husband Peter in the Green Lawn Cemetery in Grenola, Kansas.
Their grandson Dwight Albert Crumpacker, son of William Kyle and
Albertina Olin Crumpacker, had died of scarlet fever in 1904 and had
also been buried at Green Lawn cemetery.
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"Bridge Over Troubled Waters"
Performed By
Margi Harrell
Used With Her Special Permission
Visit Her Web Site At:
Llerrah Music
Cemetery Photographs
Of Headstones
For Family Members
Whose Final Resting Place
Is At
Greenlawn Cemetery
Grenola, Elk, Kansas
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Marjorie Olin Edwards
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