To: Nemo1USA
General interest:
Plainfield, Indiana
1976
New Calvary Baptist Church building is occupied.
Muslim Student Association (MSA) acquires 124 acres of land in Plainfield to construct the Islamic Center of North America.
1977
Plainfield hires a Town Manager to advise the town board on technical matters.
1978
Membership of St. Susanna Catholic Church is 430.
960 people sign a petition against the proposed Islamic Center, stating that the plans violated a residential zoning ordinance. While the appeal is pending in the circuit court of appeals a sign at the entrance to the property is painted with the letters "KKK." The appeal is denied.
1980
Plainfield population, 9,191. Township population, 17,052.
1982
Work on Phase I of Islamic Center of North America completed. It consists of a mosque and library. Capacity of mosque is 500 with possibility to increase to 1,500. Building is 40,444-sq. ft. and it has 3 floors.
To: Letitring
Hello
Was that at the same site as layoutgurus? or
is the general interest just that?
5,943 posted on
01/03/2004 2:55:20 PM PST by
Nemo1USA
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