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History in a Pecan
Shell
The town takes it's name from GRAham
and WeatherFORD.
Graford is halfway between them.
George R. Bevers is credited with being
the area's first settler. In 1854 he settled on Big Keechi Creek, at the Flat
Rock Crossing. In the mid 1850s he built his house on the Fort
Worth - Ft. Belknap road. A store operated
by partners Ansell Russell and Willis Mills soon opened and by 1894 a post office
was granted. The first reported population was 313 for 1920. Twenty years later
it was just over 800 but decreased to 495 by 1980. In recent years it has grown
to nearly 600.
Nearby Recreation
Graford is just 12 Miles East
of Possum
Kingdom Lake
Graham
Hotels >
Weatherford
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"Note firehouse emblem over door. Last included for green stamp sign in window.
Thirty plus years ago?" - Mike
Price, October 2007 photo | |
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