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The Best Attractions In Grafton

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Snowshoe Mountain Resort

Swallow Falls State Park

Grafton National Cemetery

Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum

Ohiopyle State Park

Tygart Lake State Park

Fallingwater

Blackwater Falls State Park

The International Mother's Day Shrine

Grafton is a city in — and the county seat of — Taylor County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 5,164 at the 2010 census. Both of West Virginia's national cemeteries are located in Grafton. Mother's Day was founded in Grafton on May 10, 1908 and the city is home to the International Mother's Day Shrine.Grafton was among the first cities in the United States to observe Memorial Day. It originally developed as a junction point for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. It served numerous branches of a network that was vital to the regional coal industry.
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1. Ohiopyle State Park Ohiopyle
Ohiopyle State Park is a Pennsylvania state park on 19,052 acres in Dunbar, Henry Clay and Stewart Townships, Fayette County, Pennsylvania in the United States. The focal point of the park is the more than 14 miles of the Youghiogheny River Gorge that passes through the park. The river provides some of the best whitewater boating in the Eastern United States. Ohiopyle State Park is bisected by Pennsylvania Route 381 south of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The park opened to the public in 1965, but was not officially dedicated until 1971. Ohiopyle State Park was chosen by the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and its Bureau of Parks as one of 25 Must-See Pennsylvania State Parks.
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2. Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum Weston
3. Fallingwater Mill Run
Fallingwater is a house designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright in 1935 in rural southwestern Pennsylvania, 43 miles southeast of Pittsburgh. The house was built partly over a waterfall on Bear Run in the Mill Run section of Stewart Township, Fayette County, Pennsylvania, located in the Laurel Highlands of the Allegheny Mountains. The house was designed as a weekend home for the family of Liliane Kaufmann and her husband, Edgar J. Kaufmann, Sr., owner of Kaufmann's Department Store. After its completion, Time called Fallingwater Wright's most beautiful job, and it is listed among Smithsonian's Life List of 28 places to visit before you die. The house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1966. In 1991, members of the American Institute of Architects named Fallingwater the best al...
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4. Swallow Falls State Park Oakland Maryland
Swallow Falls State Park is a public recreation area located on the west bank of the Youghiogheny River 9 miles north of Oakland in Garrett County, Maryland, in the United States. The state park features Maryland's highest free-falling waterfall, the 53-foot Muddy Creek Falls, as well as smaller waterfalls on the Youghiogheny River and Tolivar Creek. The park is notable for its stand of old hemlock trees, some more than 300 years old, the last stand of its kind in Maryland.
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5. Blackwater Falls State Park Davis West Virginia
Blackwater Falls State Park is located in the Allegheny Mountains of Tucker County, West Virginia, USA. The centerpiece of the park is Blackwater Falls, a 62-foot cascade where the Blackwater River leaves its leisurely course in Canaan Valley and enters rugged Blackwater Canyon. It is among the most photographed venues in the state and appears on calendars, stationery, and advertisements. The river is named for its tannin-darkened water.
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6. Snowshoe Mountain Resort Snowshoe
Snowshoe is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States, centering on the Snowshoe Mountain ski resort. It is situated in the Allegheny Mountains at a bowl shaped convergence of two high mountain ridges — Cheat and Back Allegheny Mountains — at the head of the Shavers Fork of the Cheat River. Snowshoe is site of the second highest point in the state and the peak elevation for Cheat Mountain, at Thorny Flat, which reaches 4,848 feet above sea level. Snowshoe has several commercial areas, with the most prominent being The Village at Snowshoe, located at the summit of the mountain . While the area is still best known for winter activities, today the resort has extensive mountain biking trails, a popular golf course, wedding and convention areas, a number...
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7. Grafton National Cemetery Grafton West Virginia
Grafton is a city in — and the county seat of — Taylor County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 5,164 at the 2010 census. Both of West Virginia's national cemeteries are located in Grafton. Mother's Day was founded in Grafton on May 10, 1908 and the city is home to the International Mother's Day Shrine.Grafton was among the first cities in the United States to observe Memorial Day. It originally developed as a junction point for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. It served numerous branches of a network that was vital to the regional coal industry.
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8. Tygart Lake State Park Grafton West Virginia
Tygart Lake State Park sits on 391 acres along the shores of Tygart Lake in Taylor County near Grafton, West Virginia, United States.
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9. The International Mother's Day Shrine Grafton West Virginia
Fraternal Order of Eagles is an international fraternal organization that was founded on February 6, 1898 in Seattle, Washington by a group of six theater owners including John Cort , brothers John W. and Tim J. Considine, Harry Leavitt , Mose Goldsmith and Arthur Williams. Originally made up of those engaged in one way or another in the performing arts, the Eagles grew and claimed credit for establishing the Mother's Day holiday in the United States as well as the impetus for Social Security in the United States. Their lodges are known as aeries.
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The 10 SAFEST CITIES In WEST VIRGINIA For 2019

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The purpose of this video is to determine where the safest cities to live are in West Virginia. Those places where crime is usually something you hear about on Facebook, but not from your local paper.

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Heading East to the Midwest (Pt. 25) - Country Roads Took Me to West Virginia

July 3/4, 2015 - These country roads took me home to West Virginia for the first time. Featured are US Route 50 through the Appalachians the Ohio River in Parkersburg to Clarksburg, my hotel room for the night at the Days Inn in Fairmont, and then Interstate 79 heading north to Morgantown the following morning.

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Cheat River - West Virginia, United States

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Creepy Coal Mining Town I: Abandoned West America

On today's Abandoned America, the Pexped team heads to West Virginia in search of a lost coal mining town called Nuttallburg. Located in the New River Gorge, Nuttallburg is one of the many abandoned coal towns along the river. In this video we explore the Head-house located at the top of the gorge. A steep half-mile down cliffs and caves you will arrive at the mine entrance and Head-house. For more information including our source, please visit:

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@PerfectWknds Travel Report: Peterborough Musicfest

Fans of outdoor concerts will find the many shows happening in Kawarthas Northumberland each summer to be music to their ears. The region offers scores of opportunities to listen to the sweet sounds of country, blues, folk, rock, indie and symphony.

As part of the @PerfectWknds Travel Reports ( Jason & Joanne were privileged to attend and be part of one of the biggest music series staged in the region -- Peterborough MusicFest (

This event has been serving up FREE music at Del Crary Park in Peterborough ( for over 25 years. These shows are staged at the band shell by Little Lake and occur every Wednesday and Saturday night from the end of June until the end of August.

Over the years, these freebies have included big name performers like Carly Rae Jepson, Sloan, April Wine, Proclaimers, Royal Wood, Walk off the Earth, Lighthouse and former heart throb, Davey Jones. Over 150,000 people are estimated to attend every summer.

Here are some of the other big musical events that you should look to attend in Kawarthas Northumberland -- land of 1000 perfect (musical) weekends!

Shelter Valley Folk Festival (

This annual Labour Day weekend event has become a signature cultural happening for the region and was recently named one of Canada's Top 10 Festivals by CBC Radio 3 as a part of a national listener poll. It takes place in a magical field setting amid the rolling hills of east Northumberland Country near Grafton.

Havelock Country Jamboree (havelockjamboree.com)

In mid August every year, Havelock hosts Canada's largest country music and camping festival with over 25 entertainers performing on twin stages over a 4 day period. The event features a mix of veteran and up-and-coming artists from both Canada and the United States.

Brian's Not Just Blues Festival (

Expect to be singin' more than the Blues at this annual fundraising event held the second Saturday of June on the grounds of Lockside Trading Company just north of Lakefield in Young's Point.

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This 3-day event takes place at the Fenelon Falls Community Centre, and is presented by Lock Jam. It happens annually in late June.

The Hootenany on Hunter Street (

Every August, this one-day street festival celebrates Peterborough's downtown culture scene with live music, funky arts displays and excellent eats.

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