Pleasant Grove, Alamance County, North Carolina Explained

Pleasant Grove
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:North Carolina#USA
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Pleasant Grove in North Carolina
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:North Carolina
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Alamance
Population As Of:2000
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:712
Coordinates:36.1919°N -79.3267°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Area Code:919
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:992457

Pleasant Grove is an unincorporated community in Alamance County, North Carolina, United States.

Pleasant Grove is located at the intersection of North Carolina Highway 49 and North Carolina Highway 62 in the northeastern part of Alamance County.

History

A post office operated from 1815 to 1908.[1]

Tobacco crops from nearby farms were processed in Pleasant Grove during the early 20th century.[2]

Pleasant Grove High School was built in 1922 to serve white students in grades eight to ten. It became an elementary school in 1962, and closed in 1971 to comply with county desegregation requirements. Parts of the school were later demolished, though the cafeteria/gym wing remained and today function as the Pleasant Grove Community Center.[3] [4]

Notable person

Notes and References

  1. Book: Powell . William S. . Hill . Michael . The North Carolina Gazetteer, 2nd Ed: A Dictionary of Tar Heel Places and Their History . University of North Carolina Press . 2010 . 413. 9780807898291 .
  2. Book: Vincent, William Murray . Historic Alamance County: An Illustrated History . HPN Books . 2009 . 16. 9781893619982 .
  3. Web site: Pleasant Grove High School 1922 - 1971 . Hmdb.org . December 23, 2020.
  4. Web site: Pleasant Grove Community Center . Alamance County Government . December 23, 2020.
  5. Web site: JamesOn Curry . Sports Reference . December 22, 2020.