Grafton To Celebrate Jerome Wheelock's 183rd Birthday

GRAFTON, MA – Grafton will celebrate the 183rd birthday of Jerome Wheelock, the man behind its public library, on Saturday, June 24 at the Grafton Common. Wheelock donated $100,000 to the Town of Grafton in 1902 to build a public library and asked in return that a statue of him be built on the Grafton Common.

Twenty-five years later, the Grafton Public Library was completed.

Stop by the Grafton Common for cake, food, games, raffles and musical performances on June 24 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. During the event, Wheelock will stroll through the Common and discuss his steam valve inventions and vision for the library, which celebrates its 90th year in 2017.

All are welcome to attend.

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