Grant
Encyclopedia
United States
- Grant, AlabamaGrant, AlabamaGrant is a town in Marshall County, in the northeast of Alabama. As of the 2010 census, the population of Grant is 896; it is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area.-Geography:...
- Grant, Inyo County, CaliforniaGrant, Inyo County, CaliforniaGrant is an unincorporated community in Inyo County, California. It lies at an elevation of 3730 feet ....
- Grant, Sonoma County, California
- Grant, ColoradoGrant, ColoradoGrant is an unincorporated town and a U.S. Post Office in Park County, Colorado, United States. The community is located in foothills of the Front Range in the Platte Canyon, in the upper valley of the North Fork South Platte River, approximately 6 miles east of Kenosha Pass. It sits along U.S....
- Grant-Valkaria, FloridaGrant-Valkaria, FloridaGrant-Valkaria is a town in Brevard County, Florida, south of Melbourne between Palm Bay and Sebastian . Grant-Valkaria was incorporated as a town on July 25, 2006 by joining the two previously unincorporated communities of Grant and Valkaria...
- Grant, IowaGrant, IowaGrant is a city in Montgomery County, Iowa, United States. The population was 102 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Grant is located at ....
- Grant, MichiganGrant, MichiganGrant is a city in Newaygo County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 894 at the 2010 census. The city is on the boundary between Grant Township and Ashland Township, but is politically independent of both...
- Grant, MinnesotaGrant, MinnesotaGrant is a city in Washington County, Minnesota, United States and a suburb of St. Paul. The population was 4,096 at the 2010 census.-Geography:...
- Grant, NebraskaGrant, NebraskaGrant is a city in, and county seat of, Perkins County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,225 at the 2000 census-Geography:Grant is located at ....
- Grant, Wisconsin (disambiguation) (six towns)
- Grant City, IndianaGrant City, IndianaGrant City is an unincorporated town in Wayne Township, Henry County, Indiana....
- Grant City, MissouriGrant City, MissouriGrant City is a city in Worth County in the U.S. state of Missouri. The population was 926 at the 2000 census, at which time it was a town. It is the county seat of Worth County.-Geography:Grant City is located at...
- Grant City, Staten IslandGrant City, Staten IslandGrant City is the name of a neighborhood located on the East Shore of Staten Island, New York, USA. The island comprises one of the five boroughs of New York City.-History:...
- Grant Park, IllinoisGrant Park, IllinoisGrant Park is a village in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. Grant Park was incorporated in 1883.. In 2000, Grant Park, IL had a population of 1,358, and in 2009, a population of 1,701. It is part of the Kankakee–Bradley Metropolitan Statistical Area and the...
- Grant Park (Chicago)Grant Park (Chicago)Grant Park, with between the downtown Chicago Loop and Lake Michigan, offers many different attractions in its large open space. The park is generally flat. It is also crossed by large boulevards and even a bed of sunken railroad tracks...
- Grant Town, West VirginiaGrant Town, West VirginiaGrant Town is a town in Marion County, West Virginia, in the eastern United States. The population was 657 at the 2000 census.The town was formed in 1901 with the opening of the Federal Coal and Coke Company bituminous coal mine, and was named for Robert Grant, vice president of the coal company. ...
- Grant Township (disambiguation) (100 townships in 12 states)
- Grants, New MexicoGrants, New MexicoGrants is a city in Cibola County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 9,182 at the 2010 Census. It is the county seat of Cibola County....
- U.S. Grant BridgeU.S. Grant BridgeThe original U.S. Grant Bridge was a suspension bridge. The bridge opened to traffic as a toll bridge in 1927. It wasn't until 1974 when the Ohio Department of Transportation bought the bridge from the Ohio Bridge Commission and removed the tolls. The U.S...
over Ohio River and Scioto River
Businesses
- Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc., a fantasy and science fiction small press publisher in New Hampshire
- W. T. GrantW. T. GrantW. T. Grant or Grants was a United States-based chain of mass-merchandise stores founded by William Thomas Grant that operated from 1906 until 1976. The stores were generally of the variety store format located in downtowns.-History:...
variety store, a chain of mass-merchandise stores - William Grant & SonsWilliam Grant & SonsWilliam Grant & Sons Ltd. is an independent, family-owned Scottish company which distills Scotch whisky and other selected categories of spirits. It was established in 1887 by William Grant, and is now run by the descendants of the founder. It is the largest of the handful of Scotch whisky...
, a Scotch whisky distilling company
Military history
- USS Albert W. Grant (DD-649)USS Albert W. Grant (DD-649)USS Albert W. Grant was a Fletcher-class destroyer in the United States Navy during World War II. She was the only ship named for Vice Admiral Albert W. Grant , an admiral during World War I.Albert W...
, a US Navy destroyer - M3 LeeM3 LeeThe Medium Tank M3 was an American tank used during World War II. In Britain the tank was called "General Lee", named after Confederate General Robert E. Lee, and the modified version built with a new turret was called the "General Grant", named after U.S. General Ulysses S. Grant.Design commenced...
, an American tank, a modified version was called the Grant
Law and philanthropy
- Grant, in United States law, a term in conveyancing
- Grant (money)Grant (money)Grants are funds disbursed by one party , often a Government Department, Corporation, Foundation or Trust, to a recipient, often a nonprofit entity, educational institution, business or an individual. In order to receive a grant, some form of "Grant Writing" often referred to as either a proposal...
, an award usually funded by a government, business, or foundation, often with not-for-profit preconditions
Other
- Colloquial term for a United States fifty-dollar billUnited States fifty-dollar billThe United States fifty-dollar bill is a denomination of United States currency. Ulysses S. Grant is currently featured on the obverse, while the U.S. Capitol is featured on the reverse. All current-issue $50 bills are Federal Reserve Notes....
which bears a portrait of President Ulysses S. Grant - Grant of ArmsGrant of ArmsA grant of arms is an action by a lawful authority, such as an officer of arms, conferring on a person and his or her descendants the right to bear a particular coat of arms or armorial bearings...
in nobility - "Grant", a poem by Patti Smith from her 1978 book Babel (book)Babel (book)Babel is a book by Patti Smith, published in 1978, and contains Smith's poems along with her prose, lyrics, pictures and drawings.- Radio Ethiopia :# "Notice"# "Italy"# "The Tapper Extracts"# "Grant"# "Street of the Guides"# "Rimbaud Dead"# "Sohl"...
- Grant (automobile)Grant (automobile)The Grant Motor Co was a United States automobile manufacturing company which produced automobiles from 1913 to 1922. The company was based in Findlay, Ohio. The company produced several thousand four and six cylinder automobiles and even exported cars to England as the Whiting-Grant. In 1916,...
, a defunct Findlay, Ohio auto manufacturer - In Search of the CastawaysIn Search of the CastawaysIn Search of the Castaways is a novel by the French writer Jules Verne, published in 1867–1868. The original edition, published by Hetzel, contains a number of illustrations by Édouard Riou. In 1876 it was republished by George Routledge & Sons as a three volume set titled "A Voyage Round The World"...
(originally titled The Children of Captain Grant), a novel by Jules Verne
People
- Ulysses S. GrantUlysses S. GrantUlysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command, the Union Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America...
, the 18th President of the United States and general of the Union during the American Civil War - Frederick Dent GrantFrederick Dent GrantFrederick Dent Grant was a soldier and United States minister to Austria-Hungary. Grant was the first son of General of the Army and President of the United States Ulysses S. Grant and Julia Grant. He was named after his uncle, Frederick Tracy Dent...
, son of the 18th President