Josiah Bushnel Grinnell

Josiah Bushnell Grinnell was an American clergyman, abolitionist, congressman, and railway promoter. He founded the city of Grinnell, Iowa, in 1855, which later became a station on the Underground Railroad. Grinnell also founded Grinnell University, which merged with Iowa College in 1858, eventually becoming Grinnell College. This college, established in 1846, was the first four-year liberal arts college west of the Mississippi River and was notable for admitting women and African Americans early on. Grinnell's home is also remembered for the famous quote by Horace Greeley: "Go West, young man, go West, and grow up with the country!".12