Mapping and Research for La Grange County, Indiana
Organized April 1, 1832, LaGrange County was named after the Marquis de
Lafayette's home near Paris, France.
The first County Seat of LaGrange County was located at the site of the
old Indian village of Mogoquinog, which afterward became the town of
Lima. The remaining Pottawatomie Indians were removed from the area by
the U.S. government in 1839.
In order to locate the county seat near the center of the county, the
city of LaGrange was platted in 1836 and by legislative act in 1840
became the county seat.
In 1844 the first Amish came from Pennsylvania to settle in the county.
In 1899 the town of Shipshewana was platted. The Indians were removed
from the area by the government in 1837. Chief Shipshewana was
broken-hearted to leave the land. A few years later he and a few of his
relatives were granted permission to return to the area. The chief was
happy to return but missed his tribe. He died in Newbury Twp. in 1841
and legend has it that he is buried on the banks of Shipshewana Lake.
(Source Link-Rootweb.com)
The first public school in the county was built in 1833 in the Lima
area. John B. Howe was the first teacher with an enrollment of around
20 students.
LaGrange Collegiate Institute was founded in 1836 by Nathan Jenks.
Patterned after the Oberlin Institute of Ohio the school offered a full
theological course, a preparatory course, a collegiate course, a short
course and a thorough course of higher education for young ladies. The
institute was driven out of business in 1881 by competition from village
high schools.
The Howe Military was founded in 1884 funded by a bequest from John
Badlam Howe. Enrollment started with four students but grew steadily.
Howe is still an outstanding facility today.
(Source Link-Rootweb.com)
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