LaGrange, Tippecanoe County, Indiana

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LaGrange
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Tippecanoe County's location in Indiana
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LaGrange
Location in Tippecanoe County
Coordinates: 40°22′28″N87°05′24″W / 40.37444°N 87.09000°W / 40.37444; -87.09000 Coordinates: 40°22′28″N87°05′24″W / 40.37444°N 87.09000°W / 40.37444; -87.09000
Country United States
State Indiana
County Tippecanoe
Township Shelby
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 47906
Area code(s) 765

LaGrange was a small town, now extinct, in Shelby Township, Tippecanoe County, in the U.S. state of Indiana.

Shelby Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana Township in Indiana, United States

Shelby Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,352 and it contained 920 housing units.

Tippecanoe County, Indiana County in the United States

Tippecanoe County is a county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Indiana about 22 miles east of the Illinois state line. As of the 2010 census, the population was 172,780. The county seat and largest city is Lafayette. It was created in 1826 from Wabash County portion of New Purchase and unorganized territory.

U.S. state constituent political entity of the United States

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History

LaGrange was founded in 1827 by Isaac Shelby, and was named for the Marquis de Lafayette's ancestral home in France. The community was laid out with eight streets and a hotel. The decline of riverboat trade and the decision to build the Wabash Railroad on the other side of the Wabash River led to the town's extinction. [1]

Wabash Railroad transport company

The Wabash Railroad was a Class I railroad that operated in the mid-central United States. It served a large area, including track in the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, and Missouri and the province of Ontario. Its primary connections included Chicago, Illinois; Kansas City, Missouri; Detroit, Michigan; Buffalo, New York; St. Louis, Missouri; and Toledo, Ohio.

Wabash River tributary of the Ohio River in the United States of America

The Wabash River is a 503-mile-long (810 km) river in Ohio and Indiana, United States, that flows from the headwaters near the middle of Ohio's western border northwest then southwest across northern Indiana turning south along the Illinois border where the southern portion forms the Indiana-Illinois border before flowing into the Ohio River. It is the largest northern tributary of the Ohio River. From the dam near Huntington, Indiana, to its terminus at the Ohio River, the Wabash flows freely for 411 miles (661 km). Its watershed drains most of Indiana. The Tippecanoe River, White River, Embarras River and Little Wabash River are major tributaries. The river's name comes from an Illini Indian word meaning "water over white stones".

A post office was established at LaGrange in 1828, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1835. [2]

Geography

LaGrange was likely located at 40°22′28″N87°05′24″W / 40.37444°N 87.09000°W / 40.37444; -87.09000 .

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References

  1. "Ghost Towns of Tippecanoe County" . Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  2. "Tippecanoe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 25, 2016.