La Grange College Site Park
The West Point Of The South
Pioneer Village
Antebellum Cemetery

The Park is open to visitors every day.
The welcome Center is open Sundays 1 - 4 p.m. or by appointment
LaGrange College Site Park

LaGrange Living Historical Association

UPCOMING EVENTS AT LaGRANGE

Pictures from Recall 2009

LaGrange Contact Page

Wedding at the Park and/or a Weekend stay

Guest Book Page

Pictures from earlier events

Favorite Links Page

Realblog

LaGrange College site is located in the northwest of Alabama, 8 miles southeast of Muscle Shoals, off Hwy. 157 and 4 miles south of Leighton. It's close to Florence and not far from Huntsville.

Need driving directions? Go to our "Favorite Links Page" and click on the last link on this page.


LaGrange College is Alabama's first chartered college, established in 1830, and is often referred to as the "WEST POINT OF THE SOUTH" since it was later turned into a Military Academy. The college enrollment read like a "Who's Who" list. By 1862, due to the war, most had enlisted and the village was left virtually deserted.

There is a strong connection between LaGrange College and the University of North Alabama (UNA). UNA traces its roots to LaGrange and in 2005 UNA celebrated 175 years of educational execellence with a Homecoming Picnic hosted by LLHA.

At the College site ,the LaGrange Living Historical Association is preserving the memory of the College, the Pioneer Village and the cemetery that was connected to it.

This year's Recall is now "history" and we have to look forward to next year.

Despite the bad weather, Saturday must be considered a success. Even a rainy Sunday draw visitors to the Park.

Click on "Pictures from Recall 2009" to see photos from the event.

LLHA would like to thank all the volunteers for their hard work and all the visitors for their support.

Next event will be Christmas in the Country. Click on "Upcoming Events" for information.

 

 

 

 

Visit LaGrange College Site Park and experience the atmosphere of the past.

Pay Your respect to our ancestors at the Antebellum Cemetery
(below you can find a link that gives a list of those who rest in peace here)

Please visit our Contact Page and sign our guestbook.

If you want to become a member of LaGrange Living Historical Association mail us for an application form.


Click here and find out who are buried at the Cemetery



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Webmaster:Sten Palmgren Site updated 05/09/2009


On April 28. 1863, Colonel Florence M Cornyn and his "Destroying Angels" of the Northern Army swept through the valley and in flames of fire, LaGrange, the college, the village and the life within was gone!
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