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3 unusual facts about Granby


Granby, Nottinghamshire

The most famous marquess was General John Manners (1721–1770), who distinguished himself in the Seven Years' War and later entered politics.

Laurentian Bank of Canada

Legislative revisions in 1975 allowed the Bank to open a branch in Granby, Quebec, its first branch outside the Montreal region.

Marvin Heemeyer

Outraged over the outcome of a zoning dispute, he armored a Komatsu D355A bulldozer with layers of steel and concrete and used it on June 4, 2004, to demolish the town hall, the former mayor's house, and other buildings in Granby, Colorado.


Benoit Coulombe

Born in Granby, Québec, Canada in 1958, Coulombe obtained his bachelor degree in Biochemistry (1981) and his PhD in Molecular Biology (1988) at the University of Montreal before undertaking postdoctoral work at the University of Toronto and the Free University of Brussels (ULB).

Cornelius the First

Cornelius the First was a Canadian black rhinoceros from the Granby Zoo in Granby, Quebec, who was the nominal leader of the federal political party, the Rhinoceros Party of Canada from 1965 to 1993.

Crucible of Gold

As such a match would be greatly desirable to British fortunes, Granby is pressured into the role, despite a private confession to Laurence of his own homosexuality, and the two are practically at the altar when a new suitor arrives to press his claim: Napoleon himself, lately divorced from Joséphine de Beauharnais and eligible for remarriage.

East Florida

Thoroton, the stepbrother of Levett Blackborne, had married an illegitimate daughter of the Duke of Rutland and often lived at Belvoir Castle, where he acted as principal agent to the Duke, who, along with his son the Marquis of Granby, were heavily involved in overseas ventures.

Granby Consolidated Mining, Smelting and Power Company

Granby operated the Phoenix Mine, which comprised both an underground mine and open pit mine.

Jean-Fleury Baudrand

From 1843 to 1845 he ministered in the Eastern Townships, traveling around an immense territory whose principal centers were Granby, Stanbridge, Dunham, and Stanstead.

John Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland

John Henry Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland KG (4 January 1778 – 20 January 1857), styled Lord Roos from 1778 until 1779 and Marquess of Granby from 1779 until 1787, was a British landowner as well as an owner and breeder of Thoroughbred racehorses.

Les Surveillantes

After their success in the Réseau National des Galas de la chanson, the group performed at many festivals, including Coup de Coeur francophone Montreal, and Winnipeg in November 2009, and in 2010 the Festival Vue sur la Relève at Montreal in 2010, the Chicane Albertaine at Nordegg, and the Festival international de la chanson de Granby (out of contest).

Mid-May 2008 tornado outbreak sequence

It passed very close to the intersection of US 60 and Route 59 about 3 miles west of Granby, destroying a church building and numerous homes/buildings as it passed through.

Réal Paiement

During his final year in Granby, half of the season was coached by John Paris.

Robbie Weiss

In addition to his Grand Prix event triumph in São Paulo in 1990, when he beat Jaime Yzaga in the final despite dropping the first set, Weiss took three Challenger event titles - Itu-São Paulo in November 1992; Palm Springs in 1993; and Granby in 1995.

Salmon Brook

Salmon Brook, Connecticut, United States, a census-designated place in the town of Granby


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