1812Military
The area is named for the pioneer John Dexter family, the patriarch of which was a veteran of the War of 1812.
1833Architecture
=== Settlement ===
The area's first white settler was Horace Woodbridge, who arrived on June 4, 1833; Henry Miller arrived later that same month.
1842Government
Pleasant Prairie had its beginnings as a political entity in April 1842 when the first town meeting was held and the first election of town officials took place.
1862Architecture
The last passenger train stopped at the Ranney Station prior to 1862, but the Ranney post office opened in 1885 and lasted into 1906.
1909Economy
In 1909, residents of Kenosha County brought suit against the company on the grounds that the plant was a public menace.
1911Disaster
On March 9, 1911, most of the town was destroyed by the explosion of five magazines holding 300 tons of dynamite, 105,000 kegs of black blasting powder, and five nearby rail car...
1921History
Carol Beach traces its roots to 1921, the year that J.
1924History
In 1924, Edith Rockefeller McCormick of Chicago, the daughter of John D.
1937Architecture
Fischer, which was leased by Joe Louis in 1937 while he trained at the Lakefront Stadium in Kenosha.
1961History
In 1961, the village hall moved from the former Williams Congregational Church site to rented office space in a small commercial center located on 22nd Avenue and 91st Street.
1967Disaster
In 1967, the village government moved into a newly constructed municipal building on Springbrook Road and 39th Avenue that provided office, an auditorium, Fire Department appar...
1988Architecture
Pleasant Prairie Premium Outlets was opened in 1988.
1989Government
=== Becoming a village ===
In 1989, the town of Pleasant Prairie was incorporated as a village by a referendum of more than 3,000 citizens in favor and 300 against.
1997Government
In 1997, eight years after the incorporation of the town into a village, the Municipal Building was updated and increased in size to accommodate village operations.
2000History
=== 2000 census ===
As of the census of 2000, there were 16,136 people, 5,819 households, and 4,393 families living in the village.
2003Infrastructure
The last house in Ranney, the former KD Line yardmaster's house, was demolished in 2003, and the area is now devoid of all traces of community except for continuing railroad act...
2015Infrastructure
Damage estimates were put at $1,500,000, equivalent to $37,000,000 in 2015.
2019Government
Early in 2019, the village enlisted a large group of residents to generate ideas for a downtown on 180 acres near the Village municipal building.
2020History
Located along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan, Pleasant Prairie was home to 21,250 people at the 2020 census.