#Grafton

[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.

[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.

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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

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[fdrlibrary]

Artifact Road Trip - West Virginia

This bread and butter plate and creamer are part of a partial set of matching Rho Dendra china manufactured in 1939 by the Carr China Company in Grafton, West Virginia, especially as a gift for Eleanor Roosevelt. Mrs. Roosevelt proceeded to give the set to Earl Miller who served as her bodyguard during the years when FDR was Governor of New York and became a close friend. Miriam S. Abelow, who donated the set to the FDR Library, received the china from Earl Miller who was a friend and correspondent of Mrs. Abelow and her husband.

Find out more about this #ArtifactRoadTrip china set on our Digital Artifact Collection: https://fdr.artifacts.archives.gov/people/5254/carr-china-company/objects

Follow along each week as we feature a different artifact in our Museum Collection from each of the United States.

[unteriors]

W Saint Charles Street, Grafton, West Virginia.

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[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.

[zonerealty]

FOR LEASE: Stand Alone Building in Grafton Spacious office/retail/warehouse of approx. 596m2 over two levels. Consists of non-structural partitioned areas of various sizes and open plan areas. The top floor has 6 partitioned areas, open plan area, toilets and kitchenette. The ground floor has 2 partitioned areas and toilets. Two roller doors. Multiple entries. Convenient location near all motorways. 14 car parks on site @ $70 p.w. + GST each. Auckland Grammar and Auckland Girls Grammar School Zoning. Contact us today and we will provide you with all options that meet your search criteria. https://www.zonerealty.co.nz/property-item/12997

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(via These Towns in Vermont Come Alive in Spring - WorldAtlas)