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About
Lagrange
Country : United
States of America
State : Kentucky
County : Oldham
County
Population :
5 676 (Census 2000)
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LaGrange,
Oldham County's largest city, is a National Register City and Historic
Shopping District. It is filled with historic site, iron front building,
restaurants and shops, and the Renaissance Revival style Courthouse built
in 1875, most of which are clustered along the railroad tracks which run
through the center of town where trains still rumble through every day.
(Oldham
County Chamber of Commerce)
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Oldham County was formed
in December 1823. It was Kentucky's 74th county and was named for Colonel
William Oldham, a Revolutionary War officer from Jefferson County. The
County Seat is LaGrange. Oldham County is located in north central Kentucky,
along the Ohio River and is part of the outer bluegrass region. La Grange
was established as the county seat in 1838. (Oldham
County Tourism)
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The
bandstand is in a little corner of the so called "Town Square" in front/back
of the new court building and jail and is surrounded by antique shops,
homes, offices, etc.
The
church in the background is DeHaven Memorial Baptist Church. (Linda
Blakely)
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Project
Guild is apparently just a name for a group of independent people who occasionally
donate money for projects for the community, and the bandstand happened
to be one of them.
(Linda
Blakely)
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During
Oldham County Day (Third Saturday in July), there's usually a parade through
town, and a lot of booths set up (crafts, etc), all around the general
area of the "gazebo".
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