Grafton, West Virginia
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Grafton is a city in Taylor County, West Virginia, United States, and its county seat. The population was 4,729 at the 2020 census. Located along the Tygart Valley River, it originally developed as a
Grafton CSX yard, with the city's downtown in the background
The Metropolitan Special at Grafton Station in July 1970
Street view of Grafton Hotel & Grafton B&O Depot in 2023.
Grafton National Cemetery
George Preston Marshall
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George Preston Marshall was an American professional football executive who founded the National Football League 's Washington Redskins. The team began play as the Boston Braves in 1932; he renamed th
Grafton, West Virginia
…Frances Benjamin Johnston, early photographer and photojournalist, born in Grafton George Preston Marshall, longtime owner and president of NFL's Washington Commanders, born in Grafton Eldora Nuzum, first female editor of daily newspaper in West Virginia and…
Marshall in 1937
Marshall talking with Washington Redskins players, 1937
Marshall with Redskins head coach Ray Flaherty, 1937
NFL commissioner Bert Bell and Marshall presenting Redskins tickets to U.S. president Harry Truman, 1949