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Show 1Se vvtj Fe V'vc,e The family was killed by Indians the Berry Fence was deteriorating in 1866 south of Colorado City, and the Grafton Heritage Arizona traveling home to Long Partnership (Partnership) felt we Valley after stopping in Grafton. needed to preserve this significant The family was buried in Grafton feature of the cemetery. Neil because it was the closest Takach and Neil Davis of Sun cemetery. In early pictures of the Design Construction completed the cemetery there was another work needed to rebuild the wooden fence enclosure that is no enclosure. The work was based on longer there. Over time using what was left of the fence as a model and historic photos for the cap spindles. The Berry fence is similar in construction to the porch railing on the Wood, Ballard, and Russell Home porches and it's presumed that the same carpenter built them. Through continued historical research, we hope to learn who built them with such detail and craftsmanship. - - - - - - - - -ALL Tevv{;lLV'v veVlLc,Le (ATV) The Partnership is concerned about increased evidence of landscape scarring by off-road ATV use around the Grafton Cemetery. In particular, ATV use on BLM land in the cemetery area and the dry wash is resulting in denuded areas of vegetation, soil compaction, and erosIon. We will be putting up signage and boulders to keep ATV use on the existing road in an effort to prevent further off-road ATV damage in the Grafton area. AVc,VleoLogLc,{;lL sUY\letj The Grafton Townsite has been The volunteers looked for evidence intensively surveyed for of both prehistoric and historic archeological sites, thanks to human occupation of Grafton and retired BYU professor Karolyn when an artifact or feature was Tenney and a group of dedicated found it was recorded and left in volunteers. Karolyn's husband place. Thanks to Jack Burns for Ben is a descendant of Nathan helping coordinate the survey and Tenney, one of the original settlers special thanks to David Hatfield, of Grafton. Ray Urbaniak, Lee Jones, Lisa Zympft, Descendants of Grafton will hold their annual Grafton Reunion September 25th from 12:00-2:00 PM at the townsite. Bring your lunch, hat and a chair. The Partnership will have a silent auction to rai se fund s for the Grafton Project. A silent auction works in this way-someone donates an item and recommends a price. A donation box with Brochures has been installed near the entrance gate to the sc hoolhouse to make it convenient for visitors to leave us a 5VeV'vts A bid sheet is next to the item then people write their name with a bid, and at the end of the event the highest bid gets the item. If you have a special auction item that you would like to donate bring it with you. If you have any question s about the silent auction call Therese Feinauer 435-772-3667 . Tim Killen, Dolores Padilla, Pam Leach, and Shirley Vanderwoof who donated 59 person days of their time to complete the survey. Karolyn is working on a written report for the survey and will also produce a base map showing the location of archeological find s. The Butch Cassidy 10K runl5K walk will be held Saturday November 6 th and sponsored by the Zion Canyon Visitors Bureau . Volunteers and donation s are needed to help with the race. Call the Bureau if you're interested 435-772-3434 . DO V'v{;ltLo V'vS V'veed ed - - - - - - - - - - - donation , their address and comments . We are grateful for those visitors who have contributed. Thank You! We know you treasure Grafton' s, hi storic buildi ngs, green pastures and stunning setting, as we do. Please send in your contribution today to help us continue our work to preserve Grafton as an hi storic place. Grafton Heritage Partnership Project, PO 630184, Rockville, Utah 84763 Jane Whalen, President 435-635-2133 janew@redrock.net, Jack Burns, Vice President 435-772-3289, Therese Feinauer, Secretary 435-772-3667, www.graftonheritage.org |
