Grenola was formed in 1879 when the two communities of Greenfield and Canola relocated along the new railroad line. The community for a time was a rowdy cowtown, being a major shipping point for the cattle driven north from Oklahoma and Texas. Later, in the early 1900
Grenola, KS MuseumsMural portraying Chetopa's history....
Built in 1885, the Opera House is on the State Register....