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.
LaGrange Living Historical Association
In concert with
27thAlabama Reg. Inf. C.S.A. and the Providence Living History Re-Enactorswill present an unrivalled event in North Alabama paying tribute to the history of our area
Saturday May 5, 2012, 10 am - 4 pm
At LaGrangeCollegeSitePark
Commemorating the 149th Anniversary of the burning of LaGrange College, Alabama's first Chartered College
By Colonel Florence N. Cornyn and his Destroying Angels on April 28, 1863
Due to unforeseeable circumstances there will be no re-enacted skirmish this year.
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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.
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Webmaster:Sten Palmgren Site updated 04-01-2012
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!