There are two dozen places in the United States named Plainfield; but Plainfield; Connecticut; was the first. When it was incorporated in 1699; Colonial governor Fitz-John Winthrop named the town for its rich; fertile fields along the Quinebaug River. During the 1700s; the town was transformed from Native American country to a farming community populated by English settlers. In the 1800s; textile mills were built along the Moosup and Quinebaug Rivers; and Plainfield became an industrial town attracting workers from all over New England; Canada; and Europe. Today the textile industry is gone; and the surviving mills have been converted to other uses. Located in the northeastern part of the state; Plainfield is in the heart of the breathtaking Quinebaug-Shetucket National Heritage Corridor.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. FASCINATINGBy CarolThis book is wonderful. Im so glad it exists! One side of my husbands family settled in this area when they emmigrated to the States from Austria in the mid 1800s. The family eventually migrated to Saskatchewan. Canada. Most of the family have never been to Pennsylvania. so this book helps to picture the way things were back then. Its a wonderful companion to my family tree research on Ancestry.com.Bless all the researchers and writers who focus on days of old. The information and pictures are priceless!0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. St Marys. PABy Ronald FleddermanThe book brings back many memories. It is a great book to add to my collection of St. Marys and Elk County PA0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Great historyBy R. BryantThe pictures paint quite an illustration of what life was like living in St Marys back in the early days!
