Location of Reuel Colt Gridley Monument in California
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Reuel Colt Gridley (the United States)
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Reuel Colt Gridley (January 23, 1829 – November 24, 1870) was an American storekeeper who gained nationwide attention in 1864, when he repeatedly auctioned a plain sack of flour and raised over US$250,000 (equivalent to $4,870,000 in 2023)[2] for the United States Sanitary Commission, which provided aid to wounded American Civil War soldiers.
^"Reuel Colt Gridley Monument #801". Office of Historic Preservation, California State Parks. Retrieved 2012-10-07.
^Hall, Shawn (2016). Romancing Nevada's past. pp. 53–54. ISBN 9780874170108. Retrieved May 12, 2021.
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