The story
from WikipediaRead it all ↗Clarks Grove was laid out in 1890, about ten years before the railroad was extended to that point. It was incorporated as a village on February 27, 1920, and had a station of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway, sometimes listed as James. Its post office began in 1857 with Clark as postmaster.
Clarks Grove Cooperative Creamery, founded in 1890 by Danish American farmers, was one of the first successful cooperative creameries in the state.
In March 2017, buildings in the community were damaged by a tornado.
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1 place in Clarks Grove is on the National Register of Historic Places, the country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
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