Meeting of the Great Rivers - Grafton - Grafton, IL
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N 38° 58.090 W 090° 26.080
15S E 722251 N 4316374
Grafton is an old river town that transitioned from manufacturing and boat making to mostly tourism today.
Waymark Code: WMWP1K
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 09/24/2017
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Along the Meeting of the Great Rivers National Scenic Byway is the village of Grafton.
Grafton is along Illinois Route 100, and is the location of a ferry across the merging Illinois and Mississippi Rivers.
Grafton is a small village of about 700 people, which is less than the almost 1000 people here before the flood of 1993. The waymark is at a parking area where there is a structure resembling a lighthouse, and near the ferry landing. On the north side of Route 100 is the downtown area of Grafton, which is surrounded by bluffs.
Grafton once had a factory and a boatworks. The manufactury stopped around 1900, while the boatworks stopped in the 1970s. Today, a market at the location. Near Grafton is Pere Marquette State park.
Listen to the audio tour of Grafton on the byway web site.
Program: America's Byways
Website: [Web Link]
Official Name: The Meeting of the Great Rivers National Scenic Byway
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