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Plainville Newest Town in Massachusetts Declares Independence
Plainville is on the map after separating from Wrentham by Governor’s signature. In 24 hours the town boasts a high school with three teachers a jewelry factory and a bustling core with a post office two public halls and eight schools. Local figures praise the move while festivities include bonfires and gossip as residents plan the first caucus and town meeting.
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Plainville
Wrentham
Douglas
State House
Norfolk County
Boston
Providence
Wrentham Centre
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
Interstate Consolidated Street Railway Company
Milford, Attleboro & Woonsocket Street Railway Company
Massachusetts
Attleboro
Pawtucket
John Graven
William Loeb
Samuel G. Rand
William F. Maintien
Selectmen
Agnes Ewer
Harriet Whiting
Florence Warren
Florence Sargent
Gertrude Wait
Alice Simpson
Justice of the Peace
James Shannon
Jamaica Plain
Bambergers
Bamberger