Founded in 1832, Grafton is the oldest town in Jersey County.
There were once large numbers of limestone quarries in the area very early on in the town’s history, and it reflects in the building materials of Grafton.
Above is the Slaten LaMarsh House, dating from 1840 and the home of the first mayor of Grafton.
Below is the Reubel Hotel, showing that eventually brick made it to town.
Here is the former jail cell for the town.
Garfton is a cool place. Meanwhile Cahokia, the oldest Town not only in Illinois but west of Mississippi and East of alleganies, has been renemaed back in 2020 , After merging with Alorton and Centreville because none of these towns could make ends meet! Changing name to “Cahokia Hights” during 2020 election, Demonstrtates teh lackof historical knowledge thses days.l (Id add that The new name was the name of a subdivision in Cahokia! STUPIDITY abounds InIllinjois Politics!!!!)
Well, and aren’t all three of the former towns in the bottom lands? Where are the “heights?”