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La Grange was founded in 1827 when the Oldham County seat was relocated from Westport at the suggestion of Major William Berry Taylor. The new town was named for Château de la Grange-Bléneau, the French country estate of Gilbert du Motier, the American Revolutionary hero better known as the Marquis de Lafayette, who had visited the area in 1824. [10]
Oldham County is part of the Louisville/Jefferson County, KY–IN Metropolitan Statistical Area. Oldham County is the wealthiest county in Kentucky [ 3 ] and 47th-wealthiest county in the U.S. [ 4 ] (and 37th in the U.S. by median income [ 5 ] ) and ranks as the most educated county in Kentucky. [ 6 ]
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Rob Morris came to La Grange initially to serve on the faculty of the Masonic University in 1860, after serving as the Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Kentucky from 1858 to 1859. His first house in La Grange was burned on November 7, 1861, due to Morris' pro-Union stance, although his books regarding Freemasonry were saved (but mangled) by ...
The Central La Grange Historic District in La Grange, Kentucky is a 70 acres (28 ha) historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. It runs primarily along Washington, Main, and Jefferson Sts., Kentucky Ave., and First through Sixth Aves. [1] It includes the Oldham County Courthouse.