Today is ABC Wednesday and Pleasant Garden was chosen for the letter P. It is a 15-square mile town just southeast of Greensboro, located off of Highway 421 and just north of Hagan Stone Park. What is known as Pleasant Garden today got its start in 1786 when northerners established a Methodist Episcopal church there. This original church remains and, today, is known as Pleasant Garden United Methodist Church. Pleasant Garden is a town that thrives because of its many volunteers, one of whom has posted an informative history on the town's website.
The above farm, land and outbuildings, is located on Pleasant Garden Road, at the intersection of Davis Mill Road- a little north of Pleasant Garden's town limits. While Pleasant Garden has plenty of modern homes, this farm evokes the feel of the traditional way of life the community saught to protect when incorporating in 1997. If you want to experience this sense of community, you have two opportunities this week. On Saturday, November 3rd, they are having a holiday craft fair at the Town Hall Picnic Pavilion, located at 4920 Alliance Church Road. A Veterans Appreciation Day Event will be held on Sunday, November 11th at 2pm, at the Pleasant Garden Fire Department. With a population of just under 5,000, you can bet that you will see a majority at these upcoming events. And, if you visit in spring, you will have the opportunity to see some pretty serious community baseball events.
If you are following Greensboro neighborhoods series, see A-O here.
Lovely post. The place has such a lovely name!
Posted by: Duncan | Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at 09:50 AM
What a nice name for a town!
Posted by: Photoblogista | Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at 12:56 PM
Most pleasant area.
ROG, ABC Wednesday team
Posted by: Roger Green | Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at 02:09 PM
Pleasant Garden sounds like something straight out of Pilgrims Progress, great name. I do like a craft fair.
Joy - ABC Team
Posted by: Joy | Wednesday, October 31, 2012 at 03:54 PM