National Cemetery/Anna Jarvis
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The only National Military Cemetery in West Virginia is located on Walnut Street in Grafton. Established in 1867 for permanent burial of Civil War dead. Bailey Brown, the first Union soldier killed in the War, is buried there.
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In St. Andrews Methodist Church, Main Street, Grafton, the first official Mother's Day service was held on May 10, 1908, through efforts of Anna Jarvis. President Wilson in 1914 set aside the second Sunday in May as Mother's Day.
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The first National Military Cemetery in West Virginia is located on Walnut Street in Grafton.
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