Plainfield House
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member Stunod
N 41° 36.687 W 088° 12.255
16T E 399661 N 4607337
Located on Main Street in Plainfield, one block west of Illinois Route 59.
Waymark Code: WMPM1
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 09/05/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Corp Of Discovery
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The text of the sign reads:

PLAINFIELD HOUSE

THIS WAS THE SITE OF THE ARNOLD TAVERN, FIRST GOVERNMENT FRANCHISED POST OFFICE IN PRESENT DAY WILL COUNTY (1834-1845). THE PRESENT BUILDING WAS THE HOME OF DR. E.C. WIGHT, ONE OF THE FIRST PHYSICIANS IN NORTHERN ILLINOIS (1836), AND A POST-HOUSE WHICH ACCOMODATED CHICAGO-OTTAWA STAGE LINE PASSENGERS (1836-1886).

ERECTED BY THE WILL COUNTY HISTORIC SOCIETY AND THE ILLINOIS STATE HISTORIC SOCIETY 1967



County: Will

Dedication Date: 1967

Location: 503 Main St, Plainfield, IL

Website: [Web Link]

Historical Society: Not listed
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