Grafton, West Virginia
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Grafton, West Virginia is a small city in Taylor County known for its railroad heritage and as the site of one of the first national observances of Memorial Day.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | city ⓘ |
| areaCode |
304
ⓘ
681 ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| coordinates | 39.340°N 80.018°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Taylor County, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevationAboveSeaLevel |
1000 feet
ⓘ
305 meters ⓘ |
| FIPSCode | 54-32052 ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureID | 1539460 ⓘ |
| hasAnnualEvent |
Memorial Day ceremonies at Grafton National Cemetery
ⓘ
Mother’s Day observances at International Mother’s Day Shrine ⓘ |
| hasCemetery |
Grafton National Cemetery
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Virginia National Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentType | mayor–council government ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHighSchool | Grafton High School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricBuilding | B&O Railroad Station (Grafton) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricDistrict | Downtown Grafton Historic District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricSite |
Grafton National Cemetery
NERFINISHED
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International Mother’s Day Shrine NERFINISHED ⓘ West Virginia National Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemorialDayTraditionSince | late 1860s ⓘ |
| hasNearbyReservoir | Tygart Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyStatePark | Tygart Lake State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPopulation | approximately 5,000 (early 21st century) ⓘ |
| hasPublicLibrary | Taylor County Public Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPublicSchoolDistrict | Taylor County Schools NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incorporatedAsCity | 19th century ⓘ |
| isCountySeatOf | Taylor County, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isServedByRailroad | CSX Transportation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early national Memorial Day observances
ⓘ
railroad heritage ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Taylor County, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Appalachia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Tygart Valley River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John Grafton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Clarksburg micropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCode | 26354 ⓘ |
| railroadJunctionFor | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | West Virginia ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Eastern Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Daylight Time
|
| transportInfrastructure |
U.S. Route 119
NERFINISHED
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U.S. Route 50 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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