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Approximate area. The map shows only a rough area for this place, not an exact location.
Real history
The site was settled in December 1859 as part of a cotton-growing project ordered by Brigham Young. The first town, Wheeler, was largely destroyed by the Virgin River in January 1862, and the rebuilt town about a mile upriver was called New Grafton (Wikipedia).
Grafton is said to be the most photographed ghost town in the West and appears in films including In Old Arizona (1929) and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (Wikipedia).
Ghost stories
We found no well-sourced ghost legends for this place. It is listed for its abandoned history.
Then and now
Public access
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