Country United States County Walworth Area code(s) 262 Elevation 284 m | State Wisconsin Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6) GNIS feature ID 1560780 Local time Sunday 3:59 AM | |
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Allen's Grove is an unincorporated community in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. 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.
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Map of Allens Grove, WI 53114, USA
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.