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❖ Historical Documentation of South Plainfield ❖ 1963 ❖ Information on : ➢ Geography ➢ Government ➢ Agriculture ➢ Industry ❖ How South Plainfield has changed as a town and what it was known for in the past
Geographical Changes In South Plainfield Samantha Z., Jessica L., - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Geographical Changes In South Plainfield Samantha Z., Jessica L., Dominic W., David L. Geographical Changes In South Plainfield Historical Documentation of South Plainfield 1963 Information on : Geography Government
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❖ The nature of soil allowed the production of clay to boom within the area ➢ Primarily in 1700s ❖ During the American Revolution, the British managed to damage a lot of the land in New Jersey and it is still on file in ❖ After the American Revolution the pioneers took the hardest hit because most of the losses were horses and cattle ❖ The area was mostly inhabited by farmers until the 1800s, when industry and small towns started to be created.
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❖ Rivers or oceans were essential forms
- f transportation
➢ Used to transport raw materials ❖ Throughout the 1800s and early 1900s it is noted that Middlesex County was mainly rural ❖ South Plainfield was known for the railroad industry because of the Lehigh Valley Railroad ❖ In 1917, a Russian Prince came to South Plainfield and bought a lot of farmland ➢ Divided land into 20 ft lots ■ Creates land boom
- Did not develop
(lack of utilities)
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❖ Old map of New Jersey ❖ New Brooklyn ❖ Kings ❖ Underdeveloped, more open and rural.
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⊷ Old suburbs in South Plainfield that no longer exist ⊷ Environmental Cleanup, Metuchen Road
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➢ School Newspaper “Tiger Talk” ➢ December, 1969 ➢ Words Enclosed: ○ “The audience received the message of Christmas when the Jades sung the stirring Negro spiritual, “Ain’t That Good News.” … One of the highlights of this assembly was the “Twelve Days Of Christmas” … [which] created a gay atmosphere for this favorite
- ld English carol.”
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➢ Faculty Handbook ➢ 2001-2002 ➢ Words Enclosed: ○ Suggested schedule: ■ Monday - Science ■ Tuesday - Math ■ Wednesday - Social Studies ■ Thursday - English - Business ■ Friday - Foreign Languages
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➢ Graduating Class ➢ 1953 ➢ Showed the lack of diversity in the school ➢ The evolution of how our town became as multicultural as it is today
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⊷ More family owned, smaller shops ⊷ Now it’s all big businesses
Local Businesses
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⊷ Ice skating rink in town ⊷ Notice the prices
Local Businesses
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Map of South Plainfield In 1860 Notice the Dismal Swamp area, Sawmill, and the name of the town.