Preserving the Past, Embracing the Future.....
Surrounded by historic landmarks, rolling hills, Tygart Lake and River. Grafton naturally blends a rich history with a prosperous new and exciting future.
"Birthplace of Mother's Day"
Offical Site of the City of Grafton
Chartered March 15, 1856 in the Commonwealth of Virginia
Grafton has the longest on-going Memorial Day Observance in the country. We have had a parade every year since 1867.
The City where Mother's Day began
The City of Grafton receiving the 2007 Most Improved Wastewater Treatment Plant Award during the West Virginia DEP Environmental Awards Ceremony. Standing from left to right accepting the award are WVDEP Offical, City Manager Kevin Stead, Mayor G. Thomas Bartlett, Assistant Superintendant of the WWTP Lonnie Wyatt, City Clerk Larry Richman, WWTP Employee JR List, Grafton City Councilman Dale Lee, WWTP Employee Earl Luzadder, and WWTP Management Richard Barnett.
Come home to Grafton, come home to West Virginia!
Visit one of Grafton's Best Kept Secrets
Dinner Impossible filmed in
Historic Downtown Grafton
Congulations to Paul and Mary Kay Stover on the opening of another new
business in Historic Downtown!
Congratulations to the Grafton Bearcats for
winning the AA State Championship
The Grafton City Pool is one of the first pools in West Virginia to be 100% compliant with the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Safety Act
We take children's safety seriously!
The City of Grafton is pround to announce free Wifi in Historic Downtown Grafton