Pleasant Grove, Utah www.pleasantgrovecity.com
Pleasant Grove is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States. The population was 23,468 at the 2000 census. By 2004 its population had been estimated at 27,116. Utah’s City of Trees.
Median income is approximately $54,000. It is 35 miles to Salt Lake City
History
On July 19, 1850, William H. Adams, John Mercer and Philo T. Farnsworth, Mormon pioneers sent by Brigham Young, arrived at the area now known as Pleasant Grove and staked out farms in what is now the southwest corner of the city. A small community was established September 13, 1850, and Pleasant Grove was officially incorporated as a town January 18, 1855. At that time there were 623 people.
The original name of the city was Battle Creek. It was named for a battle between settlers and a renegade band of the Ute Indian tribe that took place in 1849. Settlers decided they needed a more uplifting name, so in 1851 the name was changed to Pleasant Grove after a grove of cottonwood trees located between Battle Creek and Grove Creek, near the current-day intersection of Locust Avenue and Battle Creek Drive.
During the Walker Indian War in the 1850's, citizens built a fort with walls two or three feet thick and six feet tall that occupied an area the size of sixteen city blocks. The settlers in the area at the time built homes inside the fort. While the fort no longer stands, memorial cornerstones were erected by local historians. The northeast monument was erected near the intersection of 100 North and 300 East Streets. The northwest monument was erected four blocks west of that point at 100 West Street and the southeast monument erected four blocks south at 300 South Street. The southwest monument would have been located near 300 South 100 West, the area is now occupied by a large parking lot and retail store. Strawberry Days
Strawberry Days
Pleasant Grove is home to a unique summer festival, Strawberry Days, the longest continuing community celebration in Utah to date. The city hosts the annual festival, usually held during the third week of June. A rodeo held in conjunction with this festival brings competitors and spectators from throughout the west. The festival includes parades, a carnival, pageants, and other activities. Although no strawberries are currently grown in the city, the festival takes its name from a time when strawberries were a major economic activity in the city. The first Strawberry Day celebration was held the second week of June, 1921. It was organized by the Wasatch Club, the forerunner of the Chamber of Commerce.
PLEASANT GROVE HISTORICAL MARKERES & SITES
Old Bell School – Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum 55 South 100 East
Granite Stone From Nauvoo Temple 55 South 100 East
Pioneer Log Cabin 55 South 100 East
Pleasant Grove Flour Mill Stones 55 South 100 East
Jeppa Nelson/Leon Hatch Granary 55 South 100 East
First Log Cabin in Pleasant Grove (coming soon) 55 South 100 East
Soft Rock Ice House (coming soon) 55 South 100 East
“G” Its Meaning, Granite Marker/Flag Pole 87 South 100 East
Pleasant Grove Town Hall 105 South 100 East
Fire Departments First Hose Cart House 105 South 100 East
Winter Corral 105 South 100 East
Historic Down Town Clock Main & Center
Utah’s First Indian battle Marker 200 South Main
Commercial Fruit Processing (12) Markers 100 South 100 West
Historic Downtown Marker Main & State
Corner Markers Old Fort 300 South 300 East
Corner Markers Old Fort 300 South 100 West
Corner Markers Old Fort 100 North 100 West
Corner Markers Old Fort 100 North 300 East
Indian & U.S. Army Soldiers Battle 402 South 100 East
First Settlement (Grove Fort) 455 East 200 South
Utah’s First Indian Battle with Settlers Approx 1750 East 200 South
Fugal Blacksmith Shop 480 North 400 East
Flour Mill Marker 100 North 400 East
Veterans Memorial Marker 500 North 100 East
Veterans Memorial Wall 500 North 100 East
Manila Neighborhood Marker 2600 North 100 East
Marker of Utah’s First Indian Battle (Battle Creek Park) 850 East 200 South