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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.

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.

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

Busy scene in downtown Grafton. YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association) sign on the left side on the street. All persons in the photograph are unidentified.

3. Main Street, 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.

4. Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.

5. Postcard with Photo of Main Street Grafton, W. Va.

A bustling image of Main Street, Grafton, W. Va..

6. Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.

Central Lunch, The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co. Grocer, and other buildings on Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.

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

Brick street (West Main Street) Gas Freedom Oil on the right side and houses on the left.

8. Homes on West Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.

View of Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.

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

Main Street in Grafton, W. Va.

10. Deluxe Lunch and Conoco Gas on Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.

Flags decorate Main Street in Grafton, W. Va.

11. Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.

View of the shops on Main Street in Grafton, W. Va.

12. Main Street, Grafton, W. Va.