Grafton Ghost-town

On the way home from Zions Tanner suggested we visit the Grafton Ghost-town. None of us had ever been so we decided why not? It was only a little ways off the beaten trail. It was kind of a cool little ghost town...there was also a little cemetery. The interesting thing about the cemetery was there were about 13 people burried in it and all of them died in 1866, from things like Indian attacks, diphtheria, and even a couple died by falling off of their swing. It was an interesting place to visit and the kids had fun exploring.

Here is a bit of interesting info on the town of Grafton...
Grafton was first settled in 1859 one mile below its present town site. In January of 1862 the town was completely washed away by a flood. The people rebuilt the town a mile further up stream at its present site. By 1864 about 28 families lived here. There were many log houses, a post office, church, school and community hall. The town was deserted in 1866 due to Indian attacks. The people moved back in 1868. By 1920 only 3 families still lived here. Grafton has had parts of several movies shot here. One movie that was partly shot here was Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.