Field Trip to Lagrange College
Christmas in the Country
LaGrange College Site Park
LaGrange College Monument
1491 Lagrange College Rd, Leighton, Alabama 35646
Cost: Free
November 20, 2015
10AM until
Bake Sale
Arts and Crafts
Santa and Mrs. Claus will pose for your camera
Entertainment
Hay Rides
Free tours of the Cabins
Bring a picnic lunch and we can all eat together on the grounds. This is a free event open to the public but we will all meet at the store at the front of the park and tour together so the kids can enjoy the sights. The hayride will take us to an old cemetery with confederate graves. This is a fun outing for everyone!
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 excellence 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
Sign up for the trip by emailing us or through the facebook event.
