Pleasant Grove is an

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in Pleasant Grove Township, Olmsted County,

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, United States, near Rochester and Stewartville. The community is located along Olmsted County Road 1 near County Road 140.

History

Pleasant Grove was

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ted in 1854, and named for a grove of oak trees near the original town site. A post office was established at Pleasant Grove in 1854, and remained in operation until 1905.

Notable person

* Augustus Barrows (1838–1885), lumberman and legislator

References

Former municipalities in Minnesota Unincorporated communities in Olmsted County, Minnesota Unincorporated communities in Minnesota {{OlmstedCountyMN-geo-stub