LaGrange County Archives - History in Your Own Backyard

Local resident Duane Targgart tells us the history of Wolcottville dating back to when the town was founded by John Wollcott in 1848. Wollcott’s original home which is still standing, is located…[View More]

The Abandoned Star Mill Electric Company, Howe, Indiana

In northern Indiana on a dead end side road sits a couple of dams and an old abandoned electric power plant that is slowly being consumed by nature. Here’s the story behind this forgotten piece …[View More]

Old Route 120 Phantom Bridge, Howe, Indiana

The last remaining steel through truss bridge in LaGrange County, Indiana is a phantom bridge! Here’s what we know about this beast.

Howe Military Academy, Howe, Indiana

Howe was established in 1884 as a grammar school and later transformed into a Military Academy. Due to declining enrollments the academy was closed permanently closed in June of this year. In this vid…[View More]

First Presbyterian Church of LaGrange, Indiana

Established in 1844 the First Presbyterian Church of LaGrange, Indiana is one of the oldest churches in the county. The current structure was built in 1882.

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