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Weights and Measures

By LoriAustin On April 27, 2021 · Add Comment
The History of Weights and Measures in the United States Last Saturday, you may have noticed a group of volunteers from town moving a rather large cabinet-like item from the Plainfield Police Station to the Shaw Hudson House and wondered, “What is that contraption?” Well, this formidable wooden behemoth is what is known as a [...]
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