Title

Grafton Ghost Town

Description

Grafton is one of the most photographed and best-preserved ghost towns in the American West sitting on a bluff above the Virgin River near Rockville. Original adobe buildings remain standing including a church, schoolhouse, and pioneer homes abandoned in the 1940s. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid was filmed here.

Type

Educational

Subject

ghost town

pioneer history

photography

age

All ages

Temporal Coverage

1 hour

plan

Free

Alternative Title

Grafton Ghost Town

cites

Rockville

Provenance

UT