Allen's Grove, Wisconsin
| Allen's Grove, Wisconsin | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Allen's Grove, Wisconsin | |
| Coordinates: 42°34′49″N 88°45′45″W / 42.58028°N 88.76250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wisconsin |
| County | Walworth |
| Elevation | 932 ft (284 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 262 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1560780[1] |
Allen's Grove is an unincorporated community in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States.[1] It is located approximately two miles west of Darien, Wisconsin, in the Towns of Darien and Sharon, Wisconsin, at 42°34′49″N 88°45′45″W / 42.58028°N 88.76250°WCoordinates: 42°34′49″N 88°45′45″W / 42.58028°N 88.76250°W.[2][3][4]
History
Philip Allen, a Revolutionary War veteran, and his children: Philip Jr., Harvey, Sidney, Pliny, Asa Keyes, and Persis, came from New York in May, 1845, to settle in Allen Grove. Sixty-five Allens traveled by canal boat, steamboat, and overland from Kenosha bringing with them material to build four houses, carpenters to build them, a minister, Bibles and hymnals. The Allens organized the Congregational church here in 1845. They established a preparatory school for Beloit College in 1856. Philip Junior became the first postmaster in 1846. Philip Allen Sr. is buried in Mt. Philip Cemetery, west of here.[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Allen's Grove, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Dictionary of Wisconsin History:Allen's Grove", Retrieved June 5, 2007
- ↑ Wisconsin Hometown Locator
- ↑ Wisconsin Department of Transportation-Walworth County, Wisconsin
- ↑ McBride, Sarah Davis. History Just Ahead (Madison:WHS, 1999)
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