Faces of World War II: West Georgia
Archives | 05/02/2013
“Faces of World War II: West Georgia” just opened at Legacy Museum on Main. … Read More >>
Did you Know??? Back to School Edition, no. 3
Archives | 09/25/2012
DID YOU KNOW ….
1. A second female school, Brownwood Institute for Young Ladies, was established in 1837?
2. Dr. Robert Cuthbert Brown, an Englishman, was its founder?
3. In… Read More >>
Did You Know??? Back to School Edition, no. 2
Archives | 09/18/2012
DID YOU KNOW ….
1. The second known school in Troup County was LaGrange Female Academy, founded in 1831 at what is now 406 Broad Street?
2. LaGrange Female Academy became LaGrange Female Institute in 1847, but… Read More >>
Did you know??? Back to School Edition, no. 1
Archives | 09/10/2012
As schools around the county settle back into the routine, our Did You Know? Blog will educate on the history of Troup County Schools.
DID YOU KNOW ….
1. After its founding in 1828, LaGrange rapidly became a noted center of Education?
2. The first school in the county was Troup County Academy, chartered in 1827 and built in 1828, and may have been co-educational?
3. Troup County Academy shared its lot with Hill View Cemetery… Read More >>