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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 had established the Oldham County Public High School by 1903, [2] i a purpose-built high school building. It moved to North Hwy 393 in LaGrange in 1953. The old high school was converted into First Baptist Church of La Grange in the mid-1960s. The original building burned in the 1990s, replaced by a church. [2]
La Grange Independent School District is a public school district based in La Grange, Texas . As of 2019, the district's superintendent is William (Bill) Wagner, and the assistant superintendent is Stacy Eilers. [1] The district serves the city of La Grange and unincorporated areas in Fayette County, including Winchester.
LaGrange School District 105 (D105) is a school district headquartered in LaGrange, Illinois, with its service area including southern LaGrange as well as all or part of Countryside and Hodgkins.
La Grange is served by three Public schools which are operated by the Lenoir County Public School system. They include North Lenoir High School, E.B. Frink Middle School and La Grange Elementary School. Higher education is provided through a local branch of Lenoir Community College. The community was home to La Grange Colored High School.
La Grange High School is a public high school in La Grange, Texas, United States. It is a part of the La Grange Independent School District located in central Fayette County . In 2015, the school was rated " Met Standard " by the Texas Education Agency .
On July 31, 2021, the new Linda Sokol Francis Brookfield Library opened across the street at 3541 Park Avenue. The original Carnegie library site currently serves as the Library's parking lot and Pollinator Garden. The concrete "Public Library" sign from the Carnegie library has been installed in the garden. 9: Carmi Carmi: Jan 14, 1914: $10,000
Was known as "Carnegie Colored Public Library" It served the African American community from August 1914 to 1962. In 1963 the library joined the Savannah Public Library System. [8] 24: Valdosta: Valdosta: Apr 30, 1912: $15,000 305 W. Central Avenue Now the Lowndes County Historical Society and Museum [9] NRHP #84001120