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A Historical Column From The Fayette County Historical Commission and Fayette County Judge’s Office
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1913 floodwaters rose past this building that is now the eastern half of Hengst Printing & Office Supplies at 155 W. Travis St. in La Grange. Dark areas along the lower walls show that floodwaters had already receded about 18 inches by the time this photo was taken. Photo Courtesy Of Fayette Heritage Museum & Archives
The Fayette County History Walk, Part 5
By Kathy Carter, Carolyn Heinsohn & Rox Ann Johnson
Fayette County History Walk tiles 41 through 50, on the perimeter of the Courthouse lawn in La Grange, cover the period 1894 to 1930.
41. The La Grange Deutsche Zeitung, a German language newspaper, was published from 1894 until 1926.
The S.P.J.S.T., a secular Czech fraternal…