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Pleasant Valley
Origin of Pleasant Valley, Wisconsin
A civil town in Eau Claire Co. at latitude 443941N and longitude 0912742W, created 4 Dec. 1858. Originally named Machias. Name changed to Clear Creek, 25 Jan. 1877. Changed back to Pleasant Valley, 20 Nov. 1877.
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[Source: Harrsch, Patricia G. Civil Towns of Wisconsin (Madison: State Historical Society of Wisconsin Library, 1998), and U.S. Geographic Names Information Server.]