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List of Grange Hall buildings (Wikipedia)

"This is a list of notable Grange Hall buildings, which are or were meeting places of The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry. There are over 60 such buildings which are historic and are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places (NRHP)."

Memberships of General Farmers' Organizations, United States, 1874-1960 (JSTOR)

By Robert L. Tontz, Agricultural History Vol. 38, No. 3 (Jul., 1964), pp. 143-156.

National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry (Wikipedia)

"The Grange, officially named The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry, is a fraternal organization in the United States that encourages families to band together to promote the economic and political well-being of the community and agriculture. The Grange, founded after the Civil War in 1867."

Rich Harvest: A History of the Grange, 1867-1900

A book by D. Sven Nordin, for sale on Amazon.com.

The Grange and the Credit Problem in Dakota Territory (JSTOR)

By Herbert S. Schell, Agricultural History Vol. 10, No. 2 (Apr., 1936), pp. 59-83 (25 pages).

The National Grange

"On December 4, 1867 in a small Washington, D.C., building that housed the office of William Saunders, Superintendent of Propagating Gardens in the Department of Agriculture, the Order of Patrons of Husbandry, more commonly known as the Grange, was born."