Grahn, Kentucky
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A post office was established in the community in 1888 as Fireclay. In 1909, it was renamed Grahn in honor of the German immigrant Karl Bernhard Grahn, founder of a successful brickyard.[5]
A school was constructed in Grahn in the 1930s under the direction of the WPA.[6] This building was originally Grahn High School; later it became Grahn Elementary School. When the school was closed in 1994, residents of the area sought to purchase the building and renovate it into a community center. After a grant was received in 1997, the Grahn School Community Center opened to provide services for people in Grahn and the surrounding area, including a library, thrift store, sports facilities and computer classes.[7]
Kirk Memorial Baptist Church is in Grahn and was established in 1889. It is the oldest Southern Baptist Church in the area.
Notable natives and residents
- Joan McCall, screenwriter, film producer, actress and religious minister
- Matthew Bacon Sellers Jr., aviation pioneer who built the first airplane in Kentucky
References
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- ↑ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '09. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2009, p. 43.
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- ↑ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
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- ↑ "Clay's Choice, Carter County" Script error: No such module "webarchive". Kentucky Quilt Trail. Retrieved 2 April 2009.
- ↑ Grahn School Community Center Retrieved 1 April 2009.
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