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 La Grange is located north west of Houston along the Colorado River.

On January 17, 1849, Heinrich Ludwig Kreische, a recent German immigrant, purchased 172 acres (70 ha) of land which included the tomb. He built a three-story house and, in 1860, began building a brewery. By 1879, it was the third-largest brewing operation in Texas, with its flagship product being "Kreische's Bluff Beer." Kreische maintained the tomb for the rest of his life, but the tomb and Kreische Brewery began to deteriorate after his death in 1882. The brewery closed in 1884.
 Probably one of the most notorious, but famous, spots is located just outside of La Grange - the famous Chicken Ranch brothel.

Representation in popular culture[edit]

• ZZ Top attracted international attention to La Grange with its classic rock song "La Grange" (1973), which referred to "that shack outside La Grange".
• La Grange's attractions inspired the hit stage musical play in 1979, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, as well as the 1982 movie based on that play.
• The town is also mentioned in the song "Northeast Texas Women" by Willis Alan Ramsey.
• Charlie Robison mentions La Grange in his song "My Hometown" ("We worked 80 hours makin' time-and-a-half, but La Grange was too damn hot").
• A local playwright composed a musical featuring La Grange in "Heart of the Tin Trunk".

Thanks to Wikipedia for our tour of La Grange, Texas today. 

end with ZZ Top guitar licks and growl.....just outside La Grange........