La Grange in Oldham County, Kentucky — The American South (East South Central)

Oldham County History Center

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 30, 2023

1. Oldham County History Center Marker

Inscription. Town lots for LaGrange were laid out by 1827 and the population of the town in 1830 was listed as 27. By 1850 there were 400 residents as the railroad attracted new businesses. The older frame buildings on the campus reflect the typical architecture of this 1850s town.

The Oldham County History Center opened in 1998 and includes:
1. Peyton Samuel Head Family Museum (circa 1840, original Isaac and Malvina Risley House)
2. Original Root Cellar from the 1840s Risley House
3. Road Warrior Sculpture (a tribute to WWII Veterans and the Greatest Generation)
4. Rob Morris Educational Building (circa 1880, original Presbyterian Church)
5. J.C. Barnett Library & Archives (circa 1840, original James and Amanda Mount House)
6. Mildred Wheeler Horton Colonial Garden highlighting heirloom herbs, vegetables and flowers
7. Dahlgren Pioneer Barn (completed in 2018 with colonial hearth and bread oven)

[Captions (left to right)]
• Peyton Samuel Head in front of the museum circa 1840
• Mount family home circa 1840
• 1879 atlas of LaGrange

Erected by National Park Service • National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these

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topic lists: Education • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Network to Freedom series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1827.

Location. 38° 24.469′ N, 85° 22.831′ W. Marker is in La Grange, Kentucky, in Oldham County. It can be reached from North 2nd Avenue north of West Main Street, on the left when traveling north. Marker is on the Oldham County History Center grounds. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 108 N 2nd Ave, La Grange KY 40031, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Louisville Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Ohio River Valley.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: James and Amanda Mount Home / J.C. Barnett Library and Archives (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Oldham County History Center (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Oldham County History Center (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Oldham County History Center (within shouting distance of this marker); William Berry Taylor of Spring Hill (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Colonel William Oldham (about 300 feet away); Oldham County, 1824

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(about 300 feet away); Veterans Memorial (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in La Grange.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 13, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 13, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 366 times since then and 21 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on May 13, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

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