​Town of
Grandview
(Original Site One Mile Northwest)

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Marker Text: Settled in 1850 on land grant from Governor Elisha M. Pease.
           Supplies were hauled by ox wagon from Houston. A visitor exclaimed, "What a grand view!" which gave community its name.
           Church organized 1853. Post office opened in 1856. Masonic lodge (county's first) founded 1860. Town moved to this site, on Missouri-Kansas-Texas rail line, in 1883. Incorporated in 1891. Home of Grand View Collegiate Institute 1897-1907.
​          Devastating 1920 fire razed 135 homes, schools, churches, and businesses. Town name changed to Grandview (one word) in 1925. (1970)

Marker No: 5529

18 x 28 Aluminum Subject Marker

Geographic: ​32° 16.212′ N, 97° 10.79′ W

Location: ​206 Crier Street, Grandview