Civil Municipal Magazine Aug 2023

272 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 8 and its major airport is a dominant defining economic characteristic. The Plainfield Community School Corporation has the Quaker for its mascot. The school district is comprised of Plainfield High, Plainfield Community Middle and Brentwood, Central, Clark’s Creek, Van Buren and Guilford elementaries. And in addition, there’s Little Quakers Academy Preschool. Plainfield was founded 201 years ago. It was a man from the Buckeye State, Jeremiah Hadley of Preble County, Ohio, who got hold of a plot of land near what would one day become the city of Plainfield, according to historian and descendant John Hadley, writing in 1914. In 1832, the former Hadley sold said land to his son, Elias Hadley. Seven years later, Levi Jessup and Elias Hadley laid out the town, and Plainfield was incorporated as a town. Talking of Quakers, members of that denomination settled in the area around this same time. The Quakers built their meeting houses in this part of the Hoosier State. Known as “the plain folk,” because of their simple dress and spartan religious services, Plainfield’s name thus reflected that early Quaker presence. PREFERRED VENDOR/PARTNER n Garmong Construction www.garmong.net Founded in 1923, and guided by 4th generation leadership, Garmong specializes in the construction management, design-build and general contracting delivery systems for both public and private sector clients. Garmong has offices in Terre Haute, Indianapolis, Evansville, and Fort Wayne, IN. n Legacy Foundation www.pcslegacyfoundation.org Our mission is to build philanthropic support for educational experiences to better prepare our students to be successful in the global community, and to recognize leaders within our community.  Our vision is to maintain a philanthropic legacy for individuals and businesses to support the next generation of community members. n Stratus Building Solutions www.stratusclean.com