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Granite City Community Unit School District 9
Granite City Community Unit School District 9 is a school district based in Granite City, Illinois, Granite City, Illinois, and it has currently 9 schools. The superintendent of the school district is Mr. James J. Greenwald. The Board of Education's office is located at 1947 Adams Street. The school district serves all or portions of the following cities: Granite City, Illinois, Granite City, Madison, Illinois, Madison (far northern areas), Pontoon Beach, Illinois, Pontoon Beach, and Mitchell, Illinois, Mitchell. Current schools *Granite City High School (formerly Granite City High School - South) *Coolidge Middle School (Illinois), Coolidge Middle School *Grigsby Middle School *Prather Elementary School *Mitchell Elementary School (Mitchell, Illinois), Mitchell School *Frohardt Elementary School *Wilson Elementary School (Granite City, Illinois), Wilson Elementary School *Niedringhaus Elementary School *Maryville Elementary School *Worthen Elementary School (formerly Parkview) *L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Granite City, Illinois
Granite City is a city in Madison County, Illinois, United States, within the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area. The population was 27,549 at the 2020 census, making it the third-largest city in the Metro East and Southern Illinois regions, behind Belleville and O'Fallon. Officially founded in 1896, Granite City was named by the Niedringhaus brothers, William and Frederick, who established it as a steel making company town for the manufacture of kitchen utensils made to resemble granite. History Early settlement The area was settled much earlier than Granite City's official founding. In the early 19th century, settlers began to farm the rich fertile grounds to the east of St. Louis. Around 1801, the area saw the establishment of Six Mile Settlement, a farming area that occupied the area of present-day Granite City, six miles (10 km) from St. Louis. Soon after, around 1806, the National Road was to be constructed through the area, but it was never completed. By 1817, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
