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Jul 16, 2017 · Chances are that literal and metaphorical harmony will never again be achieved in Plainfield. But the city, 50 years later and in a new century, appears to be poised for a fresh start.
- 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.
On February 28, 1861, the northern part of Plainfield (as plotted by Levi Arnold) was incorporated under a special act of the State Legislature. In April 1869, both the northern and southern parts of the village were again incorporated.
Plainfield, Illinois was founded in August 1834 by Chester Ingersoll, who platted a town just north of the 1828 settlement of Walker's Corners. In December that year, Levi Arnold bought the land directly north of Ingersoll's and began to subdivide it; this area would later become the historic district.
Apr 12, 2013 · During the Civil War, resident abolitionists aided runaway slaves following the Underground Railroad, and the town is home to historic Flanders and Plainfield homes. Plainfield was mainly a...
Since Denver, Colorado, was known as the "Queen City of the Plains", the slogan for Plainfield eventually was shortened to "The Queen City". Originally a part of Elizabeth and Westfield townships, Plainfield became it own township on March 4, 1847.
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Jul 14, 2017 · A bloody race riot inflicted physical and psychological damage to Plainfield during a disastrous week in July 1967. My terrific hometown was never the same. Two years later, a violent racial...
