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Show NPS Form 10-900-a Microsoft Word 2.0 Format OMS No. 10024.<J018 United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet Section No. 7 Page 5 Grafton Historic District, Rockville, Washington County. UT Wood Road The Wood Road (c. early 1890s, Site #16) begins at the intersection of South Street and East Street (Grafton Road) and heads south toward the cemetery before winding up the steep mountainside to the plateau above. Named for its purpose, the road was used by the pioneers to haul large timbers from the Mt. Trumbull sawmill in nearby Arizona and the mesa above town. The road follows a deep arroyo (dry drainage) and then follows switchbacks up the mountainside (Photos Z-AA). Excavated into the rocky hillside, the wagon trail is further fortified by numerous rock retaining walls, many of which are located on steep unstable drainage paths (Photo BB). A substantial wall near the mesa is constructed of both wood and rock and remains in very good condition more than one hundred years after it was built. The road has deteriorated and eroded badly over the course of many years, and large exposed rocks have made it impassable except on foot. The road is roughly two miles long and gains approximately fifteen hundred feet in elevation. Contributing Resources Buildings 1. Schoolhouse/Meeting House (c. 1886, Site #1) 2. Alonzo/Nancy Russell House (c. 1862, Site #2) 3. Remnants of Alonzo/Nancy Russell Shed (prior to 1945, Site #2) 4. Louisa Maria Russell Log Cabin (circa 1879, Site #3) 5. Louisa Maria Russell Shed (prior to 1945, Site #3) 6. John, Sr.lElien Wood House (c. 1877, Site #6) 7. John, Sr.lElien Wood Barn (c. 1877, Site #6) 8. John, Sr.lElien Wood Granary (c. 1877, Site #6) 9. David/Maria Ballard House (c. 1907, Site #7) 10. David/Maria Ballard Barn (c. 1907, Site #7) 11. David/Maria Ballard Granary (Site #7) Sites 1. Irrigation Ditch System (late 1861-1862, Site marked ----) 2. Wood Road (c. 1890s, Site #16) 3. Grafton Cemetery (c. 1863-1924, Site #15) 4. Fields throughout the district (1862) 5. Orchards northwest, south, southwest and east of John, Sr.lElien Wood House (probably prior to 1944, Sites identified on map) 6. Orchards south and southwest of David/Maria Ballard House (probably prior to 1944, identified on map) 7. Roads including: North Street, South Street, East Street, Middle Street, and West Street (late 1861-1862) 8. John H.lCharlotte P. Ballard House Foundation (c. 1862, Site #5) 9. James A.lSusie Stanworth House Foundation (c. 1890, Site #4) 10. William/Sarah Hastings House Foundation (c. 1862, Site #14), along with movie-set cabin ruins above (moved to site in 1947) 11. Dugout east of David/Maria Ballard House (c. 1860s, Site #10) 12. Log Granary east of David/Maria Ballard House (prior to 1900, Site #9) 13. Thomas H. Woodbury Building Foundation (late 19th century, Site #11) -1Lsee continuation sheet |
