Allen's Grove, Wisconsin

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.[2][3][4]

Allen's Grove, Wisconsin
Unincorporated community
Allen's Grove, Wisconsin
Allen's Grove, Wisconsin
Coordinates: 42°34′49″N 88°45′45″W
Country United States
State Wisconsin
CountyWalworth
Elevation
284 m (932 ft)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)262
GNIS feature ID1560780[1]

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]

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References
  1. "Allen's Grove, Wisconsin". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Dictionary of Wisconsin History:Allen's Grove", Retrieved June 5, 2007
  3. Wisconsin Hometown Locator
  4. "Wisconsin Department of Transportation-Walworth County, Wisconsin" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
  5. McBride, Sarah Davis. History Just Ahead (Madison:WHS, 1999)



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