John Hendry, a blacksmith living in Totness, developed the land to the west of Mount Pleasant, comprising that from the Cricks Mill Road (to Williamstown) to Railway Terrace, and this was surveyed in 1865.

The first European explorers through the Mount Pleasant district were Dr George Imlay and John Hill in January 1838.

From the profits he sailed to England where he bought a flock of Romney Marsh sheep which he shipped back to the area.

[citation needed] Several of Mt Pleasant's pioneer families were to lose sons in the Great War, like William Polden who is now buried in The Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli.

[citation needed] A small quantity of gold was found in the district in the 1860s, but not enough to attract significant mining activity.

[7] A coach is operated from Tea Tree Plaza Interchange to Gumeracha and Mount Pleasant by Affordable Coachlines.

The former rail corridor can still be seen from a few roads, and is gradually being converted, from Balhannah towards Mount Pleasant, into a cycling, walking and horseback riding trail known as the Amy Gillett Bikeway.