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History · LaGrange

LaGrange’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

LaGrange ( lə-GRAYNJ) is a village in Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,595 at the 2020 census. The village derives its name from Château de la Grange-Bléneau, the French home of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, an officer in the American Revolutionary War.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 6,164 to 6,560 (+6%). Half of its homes were built before 1984.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of LaGrange yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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LaGrange, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today9 photos
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in LaGrange is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean LaGrange has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Immaculate Conception Church in Grafton, 4.1 miles away.

LaGrange and the nearest listed places

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Immaculate Conception ChurchJustin Breckenridge HouseGrafton SchoolCarlos Avery HouseBurrell-King HouseOberlin Gas Lighting Company Gasholder House

Closest to LaGrange

Immaculate Conception ChurchGrafton · Built 18644.1miJustin Breckenridge HouseGrafton · Building4.3miGrafton SchoolGrafton · Building4.5miCarlos Avery HousePittsfield · Building5.5miBurrell-King HouseOberlin · Building5.8mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. Immaculate Conception Church’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in LaGrange?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to LaGrange’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 LaGrange📜 Carlisle📜 Penfield📜 Pittsfield

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