Plainfield High School - Milestone Yearbook (Plainfield, NJ)

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to Historic Landmarks LHU RCH Yq GROUND 1. DRAKE HOUSE Built in 1745. George Washington was frequent visitor duri ® evolutionary War. Changed from one - story cottage to present structure in 1860, Now maintained .s a museum by City of Plainfield and its Historical Society. INS 2. MARTINE HOUSE - Oldest house in Plainfield, built in 1717. Site of first wigwam, 1685. Home of late U.S. Senator James Martine. STAGE 3. VERMEULE FAMILY CEMETARY .- Burial ground for the Vermeuie family, early North Plain- HOUSE 7aY field residents INN N EDER VERMEULE HOUSE - Built in 1777. Headquarters for Washington’s men when they were n area. @ 5. BATTLE OF THE SHORT HILLS - Fought June 26, 1777. Lord Stirling met the armies of Lord Cornwallis and General Howe. Bette WELL - On Terry Farm which the British drank dry on first day of Battle of the Short As A) 7 GER-HOM FRAz: € HOUSE - House where Lord Corn- ny wallis cked Aunt Bersy Frazee for her freshly - baked bread. y J Her rep.y ‘i give this to you, Sir, in fear, not love,” caused Co, him to withdraw empty handed HOUSE i739 a, GER SHOME AUNT BETTY Jay, FRAZER ry N. CORNWALLIS ASKS Si, “FoR BREAD Wee s re A Ne pe aly te, a 6e ue“ wy, ae Me tt ere ite Mt inp (ere ot . Yiew Rhos Ve we, Cp R. otoe le we f Sif ‘ y ONS 5 ASW Y SWAN? al eo fr. : X06 a We. $009 wi, Sle. 4 ‘ 4 uingthyi SITE PANT 4 ue Lani Yh OF ASHBROOK tte J ater Mie GoLF cCLup y 8. FRAZEE -LEe HOGuSse swo we - Revolu tionary homes jcined tegerser in 1828, Hes been moved to new site 9. DE CAMP HOUSE F anole of Georgiar architecture. suilt in 17°? i 10. PARSE HOUSE - Farts of home sare o 1686 +f it is now part of: Wl. STAGE HOUSE VILLAGE AND INN - tin built in 1737. Was a stop on tre ‘Swift Sure Line’ for stagecoaches between N.Y and Phila 12. BAPTIST CHURCH CEMETARY - suria’ ground for early settlers in this area including on, ees PLAMFIELD the Drakes. xk, COUNT RY mi Ni CLUS

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66 . a look into the past”’ 1976 MILESTONE Plainfield High School Plainfield, New Jersey 07060 66 . a look at the present” MILESTONE EDITORS Editor-in-Chief. . . Terry Bowlin Lay Out Editors . . . Bonnie Laube and Bill Krovatin Senior Editor. . . Julie Kanagawa Faculty Editor. . . Lisa Shultz Underclassmen Editors .. . Debi Mattern and Shelley Nathanson Activities Editor . . . Marilyn Rivers Sports Editors . . . Neal Bendesky and John Miller Literary Editor . . . Nancy Melnick Art Editor. . . Philip Kirby Photography Editors . . . Butch Robinson and Craig Davis Advisor . . . Ms. Madeline Murphy Business Advisor . . . Mr. Sidney Mace | | |