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Grafton
Pruntytown was the original county seat, but an 1878 election moved it to Grafton
Population 2010 Census: 5,164
Median Age: 41.7 years
Courthouse: Completed 1880; addition 1924
Architect:
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Formed: 1844
Named: For Senator John Taylor (1750-1824), distinguished soldier and statesman of Virginia
County Seat: Grafton
Land in Square Miles: 172.77
Population 2010 Census: 16,895
Persons per Square Mile 2010: 97.8
Primary Sources Online
West Virginia Bar Association Organized, 1886
West Virginia Reform School Opened, 1890
Carrie Nation in Grafton, 1907
Mother's Day, 1908
Grafton Riot, 1909
1960 Presidential Campaign in Taylor County
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