Danielle Norman
Professor Smith
AMH 2020 01T
01, December 2015
Lagrange Cemetery In Titusville, Florida there is a small white church on Old Dixie Road. Old, decaying graves surround this picturesque church. While it certainly has a haunted feel to it, the cemetery also has a certain beauty. It’s old and falling apart in places, but there is so much history to be found in the headstones. From the founders of the town of Titusville to everyday people who just happen to call this place their eternal resting place. An early community, Lagrange’s founders can be found among the headstones. The church first started all the way back in 1869 and is the oldest church from New Smyrna Beach to Key West. It’s also the oldest church from St. Augustine to Key West ("The Historical Lagrange Church"). The Lagrange church was a protestant church. This community was usually mostly surrounded by water then, and there were little other people in this area besides a few Native Americans ("The Historical Lagrange Church"). …show more content…
Soon after this, familiar names such as the Feasters, Cuylers, Norwoods, Singletons and Warrens also settled in this area ("The Historical Lagrange Church"). These names are familiar enough that I went to high school with a few descendants. There are also streets named after these families. The Lagrange church was more than just a place of worship as it also acted a social center for the community ("The Historical Lagrange Church”). Services were offered for various faiths and often times the community ate dinner at the church as