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Benjamin Hull purchases "Blondyn Plains", a large tract of land in southwest Plainfield from
Cowankeen, a Native American
Letter from Thomas Gordon from the Cedar Brook of East New Jersey in America to George Ellison of Edinburgh Scotland documents the settlement of Plainfield
Queen Anne takes control of the colony of Jersey and encourages growth of the slave trade
First mention of the name "Plainfield" on the birth record of Elizabeth Laing of the Society of
Friends
First frame house is built in Plainfield
First Quaker Meeting in Plainfield is established in the home of John Laing
Drake House is built by three sons of Isaac Drake of Randolph
Road and Drake's three male slaves
Military action at the Battle of Short Hills on the grounds of the present day Plainfield Country Club
Friends Meeting House erected on Watchung Avenue, formerly known as
Peace Street
A Post Office is established in Plainfield
Fire Engine Company #1 is formed
Establishment of a Ladies Library
The Herald, Plainfield's first newspaper is published
Publication of The Plainfield Union and General Advertiser
Trains are operating on a regular schedule between Elizabethtown and Plainfield
Plainfield becomes a township (population less than 1,500)
Plainfield establishes the first public schools in the
state under the leadership of Dr. Charles Stillman
Plainfield is incorporated as a city
Muhlenberg Hospital opens in the vestry of Grace Church
The first telephone central station opens with 15 subscribers
Establishment of the Plainfield Public Library by Job Male at the corner of Park and Eighth
Establishment of The Courier News
by F. W. Runyon
W. J. Buttfield secures the first municipal broadcasting license issued in the U.S. for WEAM Radio
First meeting of the Historical Society of Plainfield and North Plainfield
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