Hidden History of LaGrange, Kentucky

LaGrange is known for its trains. It became an important junction for the railroad, with lines going to Frankfort and Cincinnati, and this made the town an important stop for travelers and businesses. The interurban electric rail car made round trips from LaGrange to Louisville on a daily basis until automobiles surpassed the interurban in popularity. The first courthouse was occupied by Union troops during the Civil War. It burned down in 1873. When a flood ravaged Louisville in 1931, residents of LaGrange reached out to help. Author and local historian Nancy Stearns Theiss explores these stories and more in the behind-the-scenes history of a railroad town.