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Historic markers   were placed in
the city of Grinnell as early as 1914. One
marked Grinnell's first building, a
multipurpose building made of trees felled
for that purpose. This marker was
dedicated by DAR on December 12, 1914, and
is located on the west side of Broad
Street, 1/2 block south of Highway 6. The
marker reads: "This stone marks the site
of the 'Long Home' the first house built
in Grinnell. Erected by the Grinnell
Chapter of the D.A.R."
Another marker was placed on the
Grinnell Memorial Stone, located on the
east side of the city park in 1916, facing
the Grinnell family home. The marker
designates Josiah Bushnell Grinnell and
family, as the founders of the town of
Grinnell in 1854. It reads as follows:
"This stone is placed opposite the site of
the homestead of Josiah Bushnell Grinnell
who founded this city in 1854. This tablet
is affectionately dedicated to the memory
of himself and family by the Grinnell
Chapter of the D.A.R. in the year of our
Lord 1916." Two principles were
established in settling Grinnell: land was
to be set aside for a college campus and
no liquor was ever to be served. Reverend
Grinnell was an ordained Congregational
minister, a conductor on the Underground
Railroad, who aided John Brown, a U.S.
Congressman from Iowa's 4th Congressional
District. He was the man to whom Horace
Greeley said, "Go West, young man, go
west."
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In 1937, "The Pioneer Family" statue
was made by Robert Neely and donated to
the city of Grinnell by Grinnell Chapter,
NSDAR. The statue is 12 feet tall, made of
cement, and consists of a father, mother,
and child. It is located in the Grinnell
City Offices. It was rededicated by the
Grinnell Chapter, NSDAR, and now has a
plaque on the wall listing the statue's
name, the artist's name, and the Grinnell
Chapter DAR.
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This
marker, placed in 1982 by the Grinnell
Chapter of the Daughters of The American
Revolution, commemorates the 250th
anniversary of the birthday of George
Washington.
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This marker was placed on the
property of the Mayflower Home located
at 616 Broad Street in Grinnell, Iowa.
It is a bronze tablet on a native
boulder. It reads as follows: "We the
People" -- Bicentennial of the
Constitution of the U.S.A. September 17,
1987 Grinnell Chapter DAR.
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A headstone
and marker were placed on the grave of one
of our charter members, Miss Stella
Ricker.
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 The Grinnell
Chapter, NSDAR, learned of the grave of a
Mormon child in a small cemetery west of
Grinnell.
The Mormon Handcart Trail marker reads:
This stone marks the
Grave of Job Whelling, Jr.
October 20,
1854
June 17, 1856
The son of Job & Frances E. Welling.
He died approximately 10 miles east of
here, and was buried Wednesday, June 18.
From the camp journal of the First Company
of Handcarts crossing the plains from Iowa
City to Salt Lake City in the summer of
1856.
Edmund Ellsworth, Captain
Andrew Calloway, Secretary
First Company Handcarts to Zion.
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