Place:Grafton, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States

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NameGrafton
TypeTown
Coordinates43.55°N 71.933°W
Located inGrafton, New Hampshire, United States
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Grafton is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,385 at the 2020 census.[1]

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Originally granted in 1761, and re-granted in 1769, Grafton, like the county it resides in, takes its name from Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, a relative of colonial governor Benning Wentworth. Grafton was incorporated in 1778.

Historically, Grafton's economic base consisted of subsistence farming, small-scale industry, and mining. Several mica mines and granite quarries once dotted the town's landscape, most notably Ruggles Mine.

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