#1Writing & Arts
Elizabeth Grinnell
1851–1935American author and naturalist
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Brooks is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Elizabeth Grinnell, the American author and naturalist, is the most widely known, written about in 3 languages. The other is Hannah T. Pratt, the American evangelist. Over the border in Jackson, 2 names are on record, led by Ezra Abbot. The first birth on record is Elizabeth Grinnell’s, in 1851, and the last Hannah T. Pratt’s, in 1854.
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Elizabeth Grinnell
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1851
Elizabeth Grinnell
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1854
Hannah T. Pratt
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Writing & Arts
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Photo credits (3)
- Elizabeth Grinnell: Bergen Pasadena, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Hannah T. Pratt: The Indianapolis Star Indianapolis, Indiana United States of America Sunday, January 29, 1939, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ezra Abbot: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons