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Grafton is the oldest city in Jersey County, Illinois, United States. It is located near the confluence of the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers. As of the 2020 census, the city had a total population of 626. Prior to the Great Flood of 1993, Grafton had enjoyed a stable population of nearly 1,000 residents. [citation needed]
The Paris Mason Building is a historic house located at 100 N. Springfield St. in Grafton, Illinois. The house was built circa 1840 for Paris Mason, the brother of Grafton's founder James Mason, and was at the time a riverfront building which Mason used as a house and warehouse. The four-room hall and parlor house was built with rock-faced ...
Jul 16, 2024 · 1912 Alton Board of Trade describes Grafton as a choice spot for water lovers. James Mason purchased land there and erected the first dwelling in Grafton in 1832. By The Telegraph July 16, 2024 ...
The drive through Grafton, Illinois has been named one of the 10 greatest drives in the nation. Referred to as the “Key West of the Midwest”. Vantage points to view the best sunsets and sunrises. Flyway for wintering American Eagles and summer white Pelicans. Home to a wide variety of water birds as well as typical Midwest birds.
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Transcribed material below will contain typographical errors. James Mason had a license to operate a ferry across the Mississippi River at Grafton in the 1830s. A ferry was also established across the Missouri River at what later was known as Musick’s Ferry. This enabled people to get to St. Louis, twenty miles from Grafton. The road from Carrollto...
From the Jersey County Democrat, February 1, 1867. Grafton is situated on the bank of the Mississippi just below the mouth of the Illinois river. It contains at present about one thousand inhabitants. It has been incorporated for several years. The present board of directors being Anti-License there are no doggeries and Grafton is a temperate town....
October 20, 1935. One of the most interesting men in Grafton to talk to is Frank M. Miller, the oldest living man born and raised in Grafton. Next October Mr. Miller will be 87 years old and he tells many interesting stories about that vicinity in years back. Miller is the son of the late Elbert Miller, one of the pioneer settlers of Jersey County,...
by Demoy W. Schulz It was the first week in October 1922. The Annual Conference of the Southern Illinois District was over and Methodist Ministers – including my father, Rev. T. J. Wilson – were moving to the new churches assigned them for the coming year. Our destination was Grafton, Illinois. My father was to serve Gravton, Meadow Branch, Rosedal...
The Paris Mason Building is a historic house located at 100 N. Springfield St. in Grafton, Illinois. The house was built circa 1840 for Paris Mason, the brother of Grafton's founder James Mason, and was at the time a riverfront building which Mason used as a house and warehouse. The four-room hall and parlor house was built with rock-faced limestone; its only decorations are the limestone ...
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Grafton is an authentic river town located at the confluence of the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers. Whether you are looking for shopping, pulling up a seat at a riverfront restaurant, participating in a variety of recreational activities, staying in an historic hotel or a variety of guest houses or just enjoying spectacular scenery, you can find it in Grafton.
