Lafargeville

Lafargeville
Lafargeville is a hamlet located in the Town of Orleans in Jefferson County.

In 1816 Dr. Ruben Andrus and Benjamin Page traveled from Vermont to New York and decided to settle on the banks of the Catfish Creek. The location of Andrus' log house is now where The Orleans House is, which was built by John La Farge (he also built The Lafarge Mansion and a schoolhouse). Andrus had also built a dam and a grist mill, which was how Lafargeville originally became known as Log Mills.

In 1823 John La Farge bought up much of the land and so during a village Fourth of July celebration the inhabitants decided to rename the village 'Lafargeville'.

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Also See
The Orleans House

Penet Square

John La Farge

The Lafarge Mansion