Introduction. Americaâs 38th president, Gerald Ford (1913-2006) took office on August 9, 1974, following the resignation of President Richard Nixon (1913-1994), who left the White House in disgrace over the Watergate scandal. Ford became the first unelected president in the nationâs history.
The population was 4,132 at the 2000 census. The Town of Grafton is located about 20 miles north of downtown Milwaukee on the shore of Lake Michigan. It is east of the village of Grafton and the Town of Cedarburg, south of the Town of Port Washington, and north of the city of Mequon.
In 1852, land was surveyed and Grafton was started, The State of Virginia gave Grafton a charter on March 15, 1856. The first store was opened by Thomas McGraw on May 1, 1852. Some believe the town was named for John Grafton, a civil engineer employed by Benjamin H. Latrobe, the B&Oâs chief engineer. Others believe the name came from when the Northwestern Virginia Railroad Company âgraft onâ to the B&Oâs main steam at the junction of the Tygart Valley River and Three Fork Creek.