Grafton Heritage Partnership Project
Bringing Historic and Landscape Preservation Together
Grafton Heritage Partnership Project
Bringing Historic and Landscape Preservation Together
Ask anyone who lives in Zion Canyon near Grafton, Utah, what the place means
to them, and you will get a flow of inspiring and heartfelt answers. First
settled in 1859, Grafton inspires visitors today with its historic homes, its
green pastures and orchards, as well as its stunning scenic beauty on the
banks of the Virgin River, at the base of the Grafton Mesa and with views of
Mount Kinesava.
Set in the midst of world-famous Zion National Park, the remains of the once-bustling
Grafton now stand as a ghost town in honor of the hard work that so characterized
the early settlers. Grafton's overwhelming beauty was not lost on Hollywood
scenes in at least three movies, including Butch Cassidy and the Sundance
Kid, starring Robert Redford and Paul Newman, were filmed at the site in 1969.
The Grafton Heritage Partnership invites you to support this extraordinary
effort. Help us preserve some of the natural and human traces of our past
that remind us and our children of who we are and where we came from. Help
us show what kind of enduring legacy one generation can leave for another.
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