
Old Catholic Cemetery
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wvhunter
N 39° 20.659 W 080° 01.438
17S E 584106 N 4355441
Grafton, US 50 and Market St.
Waymark Code: WMA4B0
Location: West Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 11/14/2010
Views: 18
About 500 graves of early Grafton settlers, dating 1857-1917, are in old cemetery located on land given by Sarah Fetterman to St. Augustine Catholic Church. Headstones include names of Irish and German emigrants. Buried here is Thomas McGraw, B&O Railroad construction supervisor, local merchant and father of John T.--lawyer, banker, politician, and coal, railroad and lumber developer.
Marker Title: Old Catholic Cemetery
 Marker Location: Grafton, US 50 and Market St.
 County or Independent City: Grafton
 Marker Program Sponsor: West Virginia Department of Culture and History
 Marker Number: Not listed
 Web Site: Not listed

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