The Grafton Heritage Partnership envisions and actively encourages a preservation effort of Grafton that includes the following:

  • Maintain “ghost town” character
  • Interpret Grafton’s natural and human history
  • Stabilize and restore the historic structures and other cultural resources
  • Develop a BLM Historic Reserve Area that preserves BLM land that surrounds Grafton
  • Preserve the scenic rural historic agricultural landscape
  • Preserve the Virgin River floodplain for wildlife habitat.
  • Ensure that the natural scenic features of the area are protected
  • Focus on cooperative partnerships; Maintain an effective partnership for addressing mutual concerns pertaining to public access, building stabilization, and activities on public lands
  • Utilize the combined resources of the respective parties to cooperatively improve conditions within the area as to better serve the public visitor, historic interests, landowners and Grafton descendants