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La Grange ( / lə ˈɡreɪndʒ / lə GRAYNJ) is a city in Fayette County, Texas, United States, near the Colorado River. La Grange is in the center of the Texas-German belt. The population was 4,391 at the 2020 census, [ 4] and in 2018 the estimated population was 4,632. [ 5] La Grange is the county seat of Fayette County.
Depiction of the firing-squad execution of 17 Texan prisoners, 25 March 1843 in Mexico, three months after the Battle of Mier. Monument Hill and Kreische Brewery State Historic Sites are two state historic sites managed by the Texas Historical Commission. They are located at 29.888° -96.876°, just off U.S. Route 77, south of La Grange, Texas.
Chicken Ranch (Texas) The Chicken Ranch was an illegal brothel in the U.S. state of Texas that operated from 1905 until 1973 in Fayette County, about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) east of downtown La Grange. The business was notably dramatized in the 1978 Broadway musical The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, adapted into a 1982 film of the same name .
Congressional district. 10th. Website. www .co .fayette .tx .us. Fayette County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 24,435. [ 1] Its county seat is La Grange. [ 2] The county was created in 1837 and organized the next year.
The Fayette County Courthouse Square Historic District in La Grange, Texas is a historic district roughly bounded by Main, Lafayette, Franklin, Colorado, Jefferson, Washington, and Crockett Streets. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 16, 2001. Two notable buildings in the district are the Fayette County ...
Colorado River (Texas) / 32.67972°N 101.73083°W / 32.67972; -101.73083. / 28.59472°N 95.98306°W / 28.59472; -95.98306. The Colorado River is an approximately 862-mile-long (1,387 km) river [ 5] in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the 11th longest river in the United States [ 5] and the longest river with both its source and ...
Round Top is located in northeastern Fayette County at 30°3′54″N 96°41′48″W (30.065060, –96.696614). [ 6] It sits on a hill between Cummins Creek to the southwest and Rocky Creek to the east, tributaries of the Colorado River. The elevation in the center of Round Top is 439 feet (134 m) above sea level.
16 January 2001. Designated TSAL. 1 Jan 1981. Designated RTHL. 1975. The Fayette County Courthouse and the Fayette County Jail are two historic buildings in La Grange, Texas. The courthouse was designed by James Riely Gordon and built in 1891 by Martin, Byrne and Johnston. [3] [4] The jail was built earlier in 1881 by Fritz Schulte and designed ...