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.
A virtual tour of the site is available to you. Go to our "Favorite Links Page" and click on "Virtual Tour".
Need driving directions? Go to our "Favorite Links Page" and click on "Map and Driving Directions".
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.
Once again LaGrange Historical Association presents the annual
RECALL LAGRANGE
MAY 1, 2010
10-4
Skirmish on the Mountain 1pm
Civil War Living History ...... all day
Entertainment ................... all day
Demonstrations ..................all day
Refreshments .................... all day
Tours of log pioneer village.
All day Bake sales
All day Wagon-hay rides for kids.
All day Living History Dramas
Civil War Funeral
Civil War Wedding Blacksmith at work
Prizes
Free parking & Admission
Donation buckets will be on site
Largest Civil War Re-Enactment expected in years
A great number of Federal Civil War Re-Enactors is scheduled to attend this event.
Check back frequently to look at the "Upcoming Events" page for additional information
There is a new addition to the College Site Park! Next to the Country Store, a United States Post Office has been established. A postcard from the site can be obtained as well as a special LaGrange postage stamp.
A DVD from this year's Recall can be ordered from LLHA, P.O. Box 306, Leighton, AL, 35646. Copies are $10 each.
For more information about postcards and/or DVDs call (256)-446-9324 or e-mail us through the LaGrange Contact Page.
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.
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! Want more information? Send us an e-mail. Click this link!