#Grafton

[petitworld]

Sugar Hill, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA by Christopher Wisker

[unteriors]

Griggs Avenue, Grafton, North Dakota.

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Three-toed snake-tooth skink (Coeranoscincus reticulatus)

Grafton, New South Wales, Australia

By Tyler Monachino

[postcard-from-the-past]

Grafton bridge and Harbour of Auckland, New Zealand

British vintage postcard

[20th-century-railroading]

Baltimore & Ohio GP38 #4814 and F7A #4608 appear to be awaiting a westbound departure from Grafton, West Virginia; September, 1974.

[belovedrival]

Yesterday was such a fantastically beautiful day. My in-laws had been visiting for several days, and had wanted to go up to Grafton, a place we’ve taken them to several times before. Sitting by the river in the sun (no wind!), having some drinks and lunch was awesome. Jonas took a walk along the riverbank with his grandpa, and they walked up to the lighthouse.

It was the sort of day that even I, who prefers cooler weather, longed for summer. Do we really have to wait several more weeks for the end of school?? (Today is rainy and cool, of course…)

Mister’s parents are flying back home today, so it’ll just be us four (including the Queen, Minerva) for Easter weekend. That’s okay. A few days at home, dying eggs, going to the Triduum services (Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday), having good food and giving Jonas his Easter basket, and just enjoying the last few days of spring break - all good things. 😊

[vandaliatraveler]

It’s not so hard to imagine the hustle and bustle of life in this historic Appalachian railroad town at the peak of North-Central West Virginia’s coal and glass industries. In the mid-1800s, the B&O Railroad completed the first trans-Appalachian line through Grafton, and the sleepy backwater along the Tygart River was transformed within a year into an economic boomtown. During the Civil War, Union and Confederate forces fought for control of Grafton’s strategic railroad juncture, which was critical to the Union’s logistical movement of troops and supplies. After the war and through the first half of the 20th Century, growth and prosperity continued, and the town was gifted with two magnificent Beaux Arts edifices to cater to a steady stream of visitors: the B&O Railroad Station and the Willard Hotel. The town also hosted the first Mother’s Day celebration, now commemorated by the International Mother’s Day Shrine. But nothing lasts forever, and with the decline of the area’s coal and glass industries, so too has Grafton seen it’s best days get behind it. But I’m a railroad and history buff, and I admire this town’s noble decrepitude - like that of almost every other Appalachian town whose bittersweet contributions to the making of America seem increasingly lost to history.

[monkeyssalad-blog]

Detail from a 1951 Grafton Fabrics ad by totallymystified

[daysinayear2015]

Day 051: February 20, 2025

Tubing. Grafton, VT.

[cassiebphotos]

Grafton, Vermont - 9.21.24

[john-gregg-studios]

“Grafton Cemetery” The town of Grafton Utah is now a ghost town out side of Rockville.In 1866 Grafton had year.

January 18, 1866 John William York 10 years Diphtheria

January 25, 1866 Asa Uriah York 3 years Diphtheria

January 25, 1866 James Jasper York 5 years Diphtheria

February 9, 1866 Frances Ann Field 7 years Diphtheria (Daughter)

February 9, 1866 Sarah Ann Brook Field 37 years Diphtheria (Mother)

February 1866 Sarah Ellen Field 5 years Diphtheria (Daughter)

February 15, 1866 Loretta A. Russell 14 years Accident Swing Broke

February 15,1866 Elizabeth H. Woodbury 13 years Accident Swing Broke

April 2, 1866 Robert M. Berry 24 years Killed by Indians (Brother of Joseph)

April 2, 1866 Isabella Hales Berry 20 years Killed by Indians (Robert Wife)

April 2, 1866 Joseph S. Berry 22 years Killed by Indians (Brother of Robert)

August 4, 1866 George Judson Andrus 1 year Scarlet Fever

September 1, 1866 Medora Andrus 6 months Scarlet Fever

1866 Else Marie Bybee 45 years Unknown

Robert Madison Berry, 24, his wife Mary Isabella Hales Berry, 20, and brother Joseph Smith Berry, 22, were killed by Navajo raiders.

Many headstones are missing in the cemetery. It’s believed 74 to 84 graves exist. The cemetery also includes Southern Paiute.

#johngregg #johngreggstudios #grafton #utah #cemetery #graftoncemetery #photography

[hclol]

Morgantown, West Virginia. Summer 2023

[unteriors]

W Saint Charles Street, Grafton, West Virginia.

[oktna]

[postcard-from-the-past]

Grafton bridge in Auckland, New Zealand

British vintage postcard

[20th-century-railroading]

Baltimore & Ohio GP38 #4804 and F7A #4566 layover in Grafton, West Virginia in November, 1970.