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The church was originally established as the Fetterman Methodist Episcopal Church in 1873 and is the "Mother of Methodism" in the area.

1. West Main Street Methodist Church, Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.

IDNO:
051218
Title:
West Main Street Methodist Church, Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
undated
Description:
The church was originally established as the Fetterman Methodist Episcopal Church in 1873 and is the "Mother of Methodism" in the area.
Flags decorate Main Street in Grafton, W. Va.

2. Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
006477
Title:
Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1930
Description:
Flags decorate Main Street in Grafton, W. Va.
A view of Main Street in Grafton, West Virginia. Two cars are parked near a restaurant.

3. Restaurant on Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
006446
Title:
Restaurant on Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1928
Description:
A view of Main Street in Grafton, West Virginia. Two cars are parked near a restaurant.
J. C. Penney Co., is located between Friedman's and Beagle Dentist, on Main Street, in Grafton, West Virginia.

4. J. C. Penney Company Store, Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
005920
Title:
J. C. Penney Company Store, Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1928
Description:
J. C. Penney Co., is located between Friedman's and Beagle Dentist, on Main Street, in Grafton, West Virginia.
View of the shops on Main Street in Grafton, W. Va.

5. Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
006476
Title:
Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1920
Description:
View of the shops on Main Street in Grafton, W. Va.
YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) sign on the left side, behind a man wearing large hat. All persons in the photograph are unidentified.

6. Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
039830
Title:
Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
ca. 1905
Description:
YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) sign on the left side, behind a man wearing large hat. All persons in the photograph are unidentified.
The back of a horse drawn wagon is seen moving down the dirt paved Main Street.

7. Main Street in Sixties, Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
005889
Title:
Main Street in Sixties, Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
Ca. 1865
Description:
The back of a horse drawn wagon is seen moving down the dirt paved Main Street.
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.

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

IDNO:
051216
Title:
Andrews Methodist Church, Grafton, Taylor County, W. Va.
Date:
1964/01/28
Description:
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.
A view of Main Street in Grafton, West Virginia.

9. Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
006450
Title:
Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
1928
Description:
A view of Main Street in Grafton, West Virginia.
View of Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.

10. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
006479
Title:
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot, Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
1928
Description:
View of Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.
Central Lunch, The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. Grocer, and other buildings on Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.

11. Street Scene Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
006494
Title:
Street Scene Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
1928
Description:
Central Lunch, The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. Grocer, and other buildings on Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.
A Candy Shop is located in the Cohen Building on Main Street in Grafton, West Virginia.

12. Cohen Building on Main Street in Grafton, W. Va.

IDNO:
005979
Title:
Cohen Building on Main Street in Grafton, W. Va.
Date:
1926
Description:
A Candy Shop is located in the Cohen Building on Main Street in Grafton, West Virginia.