
Lafayette’s History
December 26, 2019
Brown’s Mill, Brown’s Corners, Centerville, La Fayatte – our suburban community has had many names through the years. It was 1857 when the name ‘Lafayette’ was officially granted, thanks to the efforts of Benjamin Shreve, the town’s first school teacher, who applied for a post office for the small village. Rancho owner Elam Brown, who left Missouri with his family in 1846 in search of...
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