1801History
Around 1801, the area had the establishment of Six Mile Settlement, a farming area that occupied the area of present-day Granite City, 6 miles (10 km) from St.
1806Architecture
Soon after, around 1806, the National Road was to be constructed through the area, but it was never completed.
1817History
By 1817, the area became known as Six Mile Prairie, to distinguish it from Six Mile Township.
1854Architecture
By 1854, the first railroad was built.
1856History
In 1856, the area known as Six Mile was changed to Kinder.
1866History
Since 1866, the Niedringhaus brothers had been operating the St.
1878Military
On June 1, 1878, William applied for Patent 207543 to improve the efficiency whereby a pattern could be applied to enamelware while the enamel was still wet simply by placing a ...
1888History
Frederick ran for Congress in Missouri in 1888.
1891Economy
=== Company town ===
In 1891, the brothers bought 3,500 acres (14 km2) from business tycoon Lars Kovala.
1896Government
Officially founded in 1896, Granite City was named by the Niedringhaus brothers, William and Frederick, who established it as a steelmaking company town for the manufacture of g...
1901Government
Another large factory in the city was owned by the Commonwealth Steel Company, a business founded on philanthropic principles in 1901 and acquired by the General Steel Castings ...
1903Disaster
Then in 1903, a massive flood covered all of West Granite while the rest of the town stayed relatively dry.
1906Culture
Starting in 1906, about 10,000 persons emigrated to Granite City from Macedonia, Bulgaria, Hungary, and other parts of Central and Eastern Europe, during a two-year period.
1907History
During the Panic of 1907, the neighborhood of Hungary Hollow was nicknamed Hungry Hollow, as many immigrants starved during this period.
1915History
After the 1915 Armenian genocide in the Ottoman Empire, thousands of Armenians fled the country and migrated to the United States.
1916History
By 1916, the multinational residents of Hungary Hollow applied for and were granted an official name change to Lincoln Place.
1940Education
Granite City High School was the 1940 state champions in basketball.
1963Sports
The baseball team was the runner-up in 1963.
1965Military
In addition, the Warrior wrestling team was co-champions in 1965 and currently has more dual meet victories than any other high school in the country.
1967History
In 1967, the Congress of Racial Equality alleged that Granite City was a sundown town.
1972Sports
Granite City High has won 10 boys' soccer state championships in 1972, 1976–1980, 1982, 1987, 1989, and 1990, The girls' soccer team won the Class 3A state title in 2011.
1993Disaster
Although at risk during the Great Flood of 1993, the city never flooded and is protected by a series of levees along both the Mississippi River and Chain of Rocks Canal.
1995History
Valencia, Chicago city clerk
Whip Wilson, actor in Western films
== See also ==
List of sundown towns in the United States
== References ==
== Further reading ==
Engelke, ...
2008History
=== 2000s history ===
As of 2008, several large manufacturing corporations operate in the city, including U.S.
2010History
== Demographics ==
As of the census of 2010, 29,849 people, 12,214 households, and 7,791 families resided in the city.
2011Sports
and the girls' soccer team won the 2011 state championship.
2014History
The median income for a household in the city in 2014 was $43,759, and the median income for a family was $57,596.
2018Economy
In July 2018, President Donald Trump visited the city to deliver a speech about industry growth at the U.S.
2024Economy
A 2024 investigation into 17 coke-burning facilities in the US estimated that the SunCoke Energy plant in Granite City could be responsible for up to 11 premature deaths, increa...