Granville

History

From evidence discovered circa 1850, the St. Francis Native Americans appear to have used the town for hunting and making tools in the past. This border area between Vermont and New York was, for a long period, not clearly under control of either state. Arrivals from New England settled here, hoping to gain the benefits of New England in areas such as land ownership and voting rights. Early settlers arrived before 1770, but the state line was not established until 1790, leaving settlers in this town within New York State. The town was founded in 1780. Early agricultural efforts included dairy herds and sheep raising. Extensive slate deposits were located in 1846 in nearby Fair Haven, and in 1850 more slate deposits were found in Middle Granville. The first Granville slate quarries opened around 1853. The first slate deposits had been located in 1839 and were used for local construction.

Geography

The eastern town line is the border of Vermont (Rutland County). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 56.1 square miles (145.4 km2), of which 56.1 square miles (145.2 km2) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km2) (0.05%) is water. NY 22A diverges from NY 22 by Middle Granville. NY 149 joins NY 22 south of Granville village. The Mettawee River and the Indian River are two large streams in the town.

Race & ethnicity

Largest nearby schools

• GRANVILLE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
  High · GRANVILLE · 496 students · 9.7:1 ratio
• MARY J TANNER PRIMARY SCHOOL
  Elementary · MIDDLE GRANVILLE · 312 students · 10.8:1 ratio
• HARTFORD MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL
  High · HARTFORD · 237 students · 8.5:1 ratio
• GRANVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
  Middle · GRANVILLE · 202 students · 9.2:1 ratio
• FLOYD HARWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
  Elementary · HARTFORD · 151 students · 6.6:1 ratio