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Grafton, Washington County, Utah Genealogy (view source)
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[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grafton,_Utah The following is copied from Wikipedia].] | [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grafton,_Utah The following is copied from Wikipedia].] | ||
Old Grafrton was first settled near here in December 1859 as part of a southern Utah cotton-growing project ordered by Brigham Young (see Utah's Dixie). A group | Old Grafrton was first settled near here in December 1859 as part of a southern Utah cotton-growing project ordered by Brigham Young (see Utah's Dixie). A group led by Nathan Tenney in company with Benjamin Platt and Henry Barney and others from Fort Harmony and Virgin City established a new settlement they called Wheeler. Wheeler didn't last long; it was largely destroyed on the night of January 8, 1862 by a weeks-long flood of the Virgin River.[3] The rebuilt town, about a mile and a half upriver, was named New Grafton, after Grafton, Massachusetts.[2] | ||
The town grew quickly in its first few years. There were some 28 families by 1864, each farming about an acre (0.4 hectare) of land.[4] The community also dug irrigation canals and planted orchards, some of which still exist. Grafton was briefly the county seat of Kane County, from January 1866 to January 12, 1867,[5] but changes to county boundaries in 1882 placed it in Washington County.[6] | The town grew quickly in its first few years. There were some 28 families by 1864, each farming about an acre (0.4 hectare) of land.[4] The community also dug irrigation canals and planted orchards, some of which still exist. Grafton was briefly the county seat of Kane County, from January 1866 to January 12, 1867,[5] but changes to county boundaries in 1882 placed it in Washington County.[6] | ||