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This church known as the "Mother Church of Mother's Day" and is where the Mother's Day holiday began when Mrs. Ann Reeves Jarvis began an effort to reunite family ties that had been broken during the Civil War. The day of reunification, first called "Mother's Friendship Day", was an organized event in which mother's of the community were brought together. Union and Confederate soldiers and their family members also participated, shaking each other's hands and rekindling friendship.Today, the holiday has grown to be internationally celebrated and recognized. This church currently holds an International Mother's Day shrine.

1. Andrews Methodist Church, Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.

2. Community Near Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.

3. Scene Near Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.

4. View Looking East from Bluemont Cemetery, Grafton, W. Va.

5. Aerial View of Grafton, W. Va.

Street with many buildings in downtown Grafton, W. Va.

6. Grafton Street Scene, Grafton, W. Va.

View of Grafton, W. Va.  Bridges are visible.

7. Grafton, W. Va.

Ladies pass behind a trolley car in Grafton, W. Va.

8. Street Scene in Grafton, W. Va.

9. Railroad Tracks, and Roundhouse at Grafton, W. Va.

Flags decorate Main Street in Grafton, W. Va.

10. Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.

View of the town of Grafton and one of the bridges crossing the river into the town.

11. Bridge Crossing the River at Grafton, W. Va.

12. Railroad Bridge, Grafton, W. Va.