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Granby

Small town in Grand County, north-central Colorado; population (1990) 1,000. It is situated on the Fraser River, to the southeast of its junction with the Colorado River, 58 km/36 mi northwest of Boulder.

It originated as a railway distribution point for local livestock and timber. Now a tourist centre for numerous dude ranches (ranches used as holiday resorts), Granby is an Amtrak stop and serves as the west gateway to the Arapahoe National Forest. Lake Granby, 6 km/4 mi to the northeast, is part of the Colorado–Big Thompson water diversion system and irrigates the east slope of the Continental Divide.

Granby

Small town in Newton County, southwest Missouri; population (1990) 1,900. It is situated on the Ozark Plateau, 29 km/18 mi southeast of Joplin. A boom town was created when lead was discovered here in 1853. Zinc deposits brought renewed prosperity during World War I. Today Granby is an agricultural and mining trade centre.

Granby

Town in Shefford County, in the Eastern Townships of south Québec, Canada; population (1991) 42,800. It is located 68 km/42 mi east of Montréal and 40 km/25 mi north of the Vermont state border, on the River Yamaska Nord. Long an agricultural (especially dairying) centre, it industrialized after World War II, and has a wide variety of manufactures, including high-tech products. Tourism and provincial offices are also important.
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