Grover, WY

    Grover, WY

    • Settled: About 1879, early settlers began cutting ties for the railroad out of what was yet to be called Grover and Jensen canyons. In 1885, the first family arrived, John C. Phillips and his wife, Almyra
    • Origin of Name: Named after Grover Cleveland, 22nd and 24th President of the United States
    • Notable Features: Post Office, established in 1889, town hall, cemetery; LDS Church, Jehovah’s Witness Church; first state experimental farm of University of Wyoming was established in Grover
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    • Location: 4.9 miles (8 minutes) north of Afton on Hwy 89
    • 2022 Population: 1,279- up from 481 in 2020

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