Pleasant Grove, California
History
The community originated as a wagon and freight stop and was nicknamed "Gouge-Eye" after a saloon fight in which one man gouged out the eye of another. The post office opened as Pleasant Grove Creek in 1867, became Pleasant Grove in 1875, and moved 1.5 miles (2.4 km) east in 1940.
On March 26, 2014, a rare F0 tornado struck Pleasant Grove. It left swirl marks in an open field but caused no damage.
Geography
Pleasant Grove is on California State Routes 99 and 70, 7.5 miles (12.1 km) southeast of Nicolaus.
Education
Pleasant Grove is served by the Pleasant Grove Joint Union School District. Pleasant Grove School is in the community.
Media
KFBK (AM) has a 50,000-watt transmitter on Pleasant Grove Road at Catlett Road in the community.
Notable person
- Edwin E. Roberts, attorney and politician who served as mayor of Reno, Nevada.
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pleasant Grove, California
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup
- ^ Durham, David L. (1998). California's Geographic Names: A Gazetteer of Historic and Modern Names of the State. Quill Driver Books. p. 539. ISBN 1-884995-14-4.
- ^ California Event Report: EF0 Tornado. National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office in Sacramento, California (Report). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2014. Retrieved June 25, 2014.
- ^ "KFBK-AM 1530 kHz - Sacramento, CA". radio-locator.com.
- ^ "Mayor E. E. Roberts Dies". Reno Evening Gazette. Reno, NV. December 11, 1933. pp. 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.
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