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Jul 16, 2017 · Two black councilmen, Everett Lattimore, who later became Plainfield's first black mayor, and Harvey Judkins, met with 50 to 150 youths that evening at a recently opened teen center in the West End.
- Mike Deak
- Reporter
The city of Plainfield began as Plainfield township, and was created on April 5, 1847, from portions of Westfield township when the area was still part of Essex County (as noted above). On March 19, 1857, Plainfield township became part of the newly created Union County.
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Plainfield, Indiana. Location of Plainfield in Hendricks County, Indiana. / 39.69750°N 86.38750°W / 39.69750; -86.38750. Plainfield is a town in Guilford, Liberty, and Washington townships, Hendricks County, Indiana, United States. The population was 27,631 at the 2010 census, [4] and in 2022 the estimated population was 36,074.
Hendricks County town. Plainfield is a Hendricks County town, located west of Indianapolis along U.S. 40. Quakers from the Carolinas were the first to settle in the Plainfield area in 1823. A post office opened in 1835, and, four years later, Levi Jessup and Elias Hadley platted Plainfield alongside the National Road, which opened in 1830.
Levi Jessup and Elias Hadley laid out the town in 1839. Plainfield became incorporated as a town in 1839, but the incorporation charter was given up because of unsuccessful attempts at town government. Township trustees at the time felt township rule was preferable. On June 25, 1904, Plainfield was incorporated a second time as a town, and this ...
The History of the Chamber. The Plainfield Chamber of Commerce was established in 1967 to promote commerce in the community. In 1992, the Chamber partnered with the town government to lead the economic development efforts and hired a full-time director. Today, the chamber president and staff continue to provide these services to the membership.
On April 2, 1869, Plainfield became a city. Job Male, a businessman, architect and philanthropist, was elected the first mayor.In 1862 Western Union opened a branch office and by 1883 the first telephone pole station was established. The Plainfield Gas Light Company opened its plant in 1860 and the Plainfield Electric Light Company started ...
