RIGGS GROVE

Riggs Grove was established in April 1854 by Samuel Riggs. It was located in section 30 of Douglas Township.   Riggs Grove is where the Pisgah to Glenwood weekly mail route crossed the Platte River.  The post office, whose official name was Platte, was the first in the township.   At that time, Platte Township comprised almost the western half of Union County.   Samuel Riggs was also the first justice of peace in the western part of Union County.   Weekly stage coach service also followed this trail.