Grant Township was the site of the airplane crash north of the city of Clear Lake , in which rock and roll stars Buddy Holly , Ritchie Valens , and J.P. " The Big Bopper " Richardson , along with their pilot Roger A. Peterson , were killed on February 3 , 1959 . The site is located in the extreme eastern part of the township , near its border with Lincoln Township
airplane crash
The Day the Music Died
Grant Township, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa