La Grange’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold just one old photo of La Grange. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗La Grange was named for the French estate of the Marquis de Lafayette, the Château de la Grange-Bléneau. The Herring House, La Grange Presbyterian Church, and La Grange Historic District are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart La Grange’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how La Grange’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🔁Retake an old viewCaswell Street looking North, La …, 1911: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Famous people from La Grange
See all 2 →La Grange, decade by decade
1990s
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Caswell Street looking North, La Grange, N.C (1911) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (6). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.