Grant, Washington facts for kids

Grant is a small place in Mason County, Washington, which is a county in the state of Washington in the United States. It's called an unincorporated community, which means it's a group of homes and businesses that isn't officially a city or town with its own local government. Instead, it's usually managed by the county.

The Story of Grant

The community of Grant got its start a long time ago. In 1901, a special building called a post office was opened in Grant. A post office is where people send and receive letters and packages. This post office was very important for the people living in Grant because it connected them to the rest of the world.

The post office in Grant stayed open for many years, helping people communicate, until it closed in 1920. The community itself was named after a woman named Mary Grant. She was one of the first people to work as a postmaster in the area. A postmaster is the person in charge of a post office. So, the community of Grant was named in her honor!