Plainfield, Ontario
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Plainfield | |
|---|---|
Community | |
| Plainfield, Ontario | |
  Plainfield | |
| Coordinates: 44°17′31″N 77°20′49″W / 44.292°N 77.347°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Ontario |
| County | Hastings |
| Incorporated | 1960 |
| Government | |
| • Federal riding | Hastings-Lennox and Addington |
| • MP | Shelby Kramp-Neuman |
| • Prov. riding | Hastings - Lennox and Addington |
| • MPP | Daryl Kramp |
| Population (2009) | |
• Total | 138[1] |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Postal Code | K0K |
| Area code | 613 |
Plainfield, Ontario is a small rural community in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is located in Hastings County 10 miles north of Belleville.[2]
In 1851, Plainfield was called Latta's Mills. It received its current name in 1860 to "reflect the relatively level topography of the area".[1]
Legend has it that John Meyers, founder of Plainfield, saw two Aboriginal people in a canoe with a large load of silver. Meyers followed them secretly to the Scuttlehole caves. As he followed them they disappeared. It is believed that the silver is hidden somewhere in the caves.[3] Many visitors have tried to find the silver through spelunking.
Education
While this community is part of the Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board and the Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board, there are presently no educational institutions in Plainfield.
Tourism
The HR Frink Centre is an outdoor education centre located in the Plainfield Conservation Area. It is often frequented by school groups. There are 14 km of trails, such as Settler, Drumlin, and Pixie, and 341 acres of Conservation Area.[4] There are also boardwalks that stretch across a cat-tail swamp on the south side and a silver maple swamp on the north side.[5] The Frink Centre's north-side borders the Moira River, which flows through Plainfield.
