But what Grafton is probably best known for is that Mothers Day was founded here in 1908.
Get in
[edit]Get around
[edit]See
[edit]- 1 International Mother's Day Shrine, 11 E Main St, ☏ +1 304-265-1589. A historic church where Mother's Day was first observed, in the early 1900s.
- 2 Grafton National Cemetery, 353-401 Walnut St, ☏ +1 304-265-2044. Dawn-dusk. Resting place for over 1500 Union and 600 unidentified Civil War military personnel, including Thornsbury Bailey Brown, presumed to be the first Civil War fatality.
- B&O Railroad Station, 100 Main St. Historic train depot.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/International_Mothers_Day_Shrine.jpg/220px-International_Mothers_Day_Shrine.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/Grafton_National_Cemetery.jpg/220px-Grafton_National_Cemetery.jpg)
Do
[edit]- 1 Tygart Lake State Park, 1240 Paul E Malone Rd, ☏ +1 304-265-6144, [email protected]. Daily 7AM-10PM. This pristine recreation area was developed after the Tygart River was dammed. Boating and camping are some of the options here.
Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]- Lesa's Place, Rt. 50 (W of the tygart river bridge), ☏ +1 304-265-1995. Daily 7AM-2PM. Breakfast and lunch. Sandwiches and salads $.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]Try a campsite, cabin, or room at the lodge at Tygart Lake State Park.
Connect
[edit]Go next
[edit]Routes through Grafton |
Clarksburg ← Bridgeport ← | W ![]() |
→ Romney → Winchester |
New Stanton ← Morgantown ← | N ![]() |
→ Buckhannon → Weston |
Wheeling ← Fairmont ← | N ![]() |
→ Elkins → Staunton |