Granville, New York
Granville, New York is a town on the eastern border of Washington County, abutting Rutland County, Vermont. It is part of the Glens Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town population was 6,456 at the 2000 census.The town of Granville contains a village that also bears the name Granville. Granville is named for John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville.Granville has been called the "Colored Slate Capital of the World." Quarries in the town mine slate... Show more that comes in colors such as green, gray, gray black, purple, mottled green and purple, and red. Walter Granville-Smith was born in Granville. Granville Avenue and the associated CTA station in Chicago are named after the town, as was the former Town of Granville, Wisconsin.