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 ➢ Agriculture ➢ Industry ➢ How South Plainfield ❖ has changed as a town and what it was known for in the past
Geographical Changes In South Plainfield 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.
Geographical Changes In South Plainfield Rivers or oceans were essential forms ❖ of 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)
Geographical Changes In South Plainfield ❖ Old map of New Jersey ❖ New Brooklyn ❖ Kings ❖ Underdeveloped, more open and rural.
Geographical Changes In South Plainfield ⊷ Old suburbs in South Plainfield that no longer exist ⊷ Environmental Cleanup, Metuchen Road
Geographical Changes In South Plainfield 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 old English carol.”
Geographical Changes In South Plainfield Faculty Handbook ➢ 2001-2002 ➢ Words Enclosed: ➢ Suggested schedule: ○ Monday - Science ■ Tuesday - Math ■ Wednesday - Social Studies ■ Thursday - English - Business ■ Friday - Foreign Languages ■
Geographical Changes In South Plainfield Graduating Class ➢ 1953 ➢ Showed the lack of diversity in the ➢ school The evolution of how our town became ➢ as multicultural as it is today
Local Businesses ⊷ More family owned, smaller shops ⊷ Now it’s all big businesses
Local Businesses ⊷ Ice skating rink in town ⊷ Notice the prices
Geographical Changes In South Plainfield Map of South Plainfield In 1860 Notice the Dismal Swamp area, Sawmill, and the name of the town.
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