Place:Grafton, Taylor, West Virginia, United States

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NameGrafton
TypeCity
Coordinates39.342°N 80.02°W
Located inTaylor, West Virginia, United States
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Grafton is a city in and the county seat of Taylor County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 4,729 at the 2020 census.[1] It originally developed as a junction point for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, serving numerous branches of a network that was vital to the regional coal industry.

Grafton is the home of both of West Virginia's national cemeteries, and was where the West Virginia Equal Suffrage Association formed in 1895. Mother's Day was founded in Grafton on May 10, 1908, and the city is home to the International Mother's Day Shrine. Grafton was also among the first cities in the United States to observe Memorial Day.[2]

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