The Graham House Preservation Society
The Graham House in Lowell, WV, built 1770, is one of
the oldest and most historic homes in West Virginia. It is on the National
Register of Historic Places.
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The Graham House, on Route
3 and 12 at Lowell, Summers County, West Virginia, is one of the oldest
and most historic homes in West Virginia. With the exception of a modern
wing at the rear of the dwelling, the Graham House today looks much as it
did when it was constructed more
than two hundred years ago.
Colonel James Graham (1741-1813) built his cabin between 1770 and 1772 and it served not only as a home for the Graham family, but also as a fortress to protect the settlers from the ever present danger of Indian attack. In the spring of 1777, Shawnee Indians attacked the Graham House. A friend of the family and Colonel Graham's ten-year-old son were killed. The second child, a seven-year-old daughter, was taken captive. Colonel Graham spent the next eight years searching for this lost daughter. Finally, he rescued her near where Maysville, Kentucky now stands. After trading blankets and trinkets to the Indians, legend has it that Colonel Graham had the shoes on the horses reversed for the journey home, in order to hamper any pursuit by the Indians. The Graham House, which has survived for more than two centuries, is unique in that it was not the simple log cabin commonly found in the state, but an impressive three-story structure representing the lifestyles of wealthy gentlemen on the Virginia frontier. The Graham House Preservation Society is working to restore the house and invites you to become a part of that effort. For additional photographs click here. |
Information about the Graham House:
Open weekends
Memorial Day through Labor Day. Friday and Saturday 11:00 - 5:00;
Sunday 1:00 - 5:00. Admission:
$2.00, adults; $0.50, children Events
at the Graham House Joining the Graham House Preservation
Society
Online
version Ordering
a photocopy of the 1982 transcript and compilation of family group sheets
US
GenWeb Project A project to provide genealogical resources on the Internet
Summers
County, WV GenWeb Project Clan
Graham Society An international organization of members of the Clan Graham
and its septs Electric
Scotland's information on the Graham clan Historical information on the
Clan Graham in Scotland
- Graham House Preservation Society
Box 218
Pence Springs, WV 24962
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