Mother's Day Shrine - Grafton WV
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N 39° 20.444 W 080° 01.102
17S E 584592 N 4355049
The Mother's Day Shrine is in an old church on Main Street in the downtown of this once more-prosperous town. It commemorates the first celebration of Mother's Day, which took place here on May 10, 1908.
Waymark Code: WM1779H
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 12/28/2022
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The Mother's Day Shrine is in an old church on Main Street in the downtown of this once more-prosperous town. It commemorates the first celebration of Mother's Day, which took place here on May 10, 1908. It wasn't until six years later that President Woodrow Wilson made it a national holiday, possibly to whip up "Let's defend our mothers from the Hun" sentiment, pre-World-War-I. The holiday was started by a local, Anna Jarvis, who historians say never enjoyed motherhood herself. Over in Fairmont, West Virginia, there's a simple highway sign marking the site of the first observance of Father's Day; this memorial in contrast is significantly more substantial.
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