1920'S; THIS IS THE "MCEWAN'S CORNER STORE"

Those who have been reading my columns over the past 25 years will recall the numerous times I referred to a visit to the candy counter at McEwan's "Corner Store," on the corner of Sylvan and Cedar Lane in Hamilton. The Plaag family had a very large part of the development of the Atkins-Cedar Lane-Sylvan Avenue area back in the early years of Hamilton. The original old farm house occupied by Hugo Plaag still exists directly behind the "Quik-Chek" store on Cedar Lane and Olden Avenues. Many of the older homes on Atkins Avenue were built by a gentleman whom I believe was Henry Plaag, a building contractor who built many Trenton-Hamilton area homes back in the 1920's.

1918: THE PLAAG FAMILY

THE PLAAG FAMILY NAME GOES BACK TO THE VERY EARLIEST YEARS IN THE AREA OF THE CEDAR LANE AND SYLVAN AVENUE. THE FAMILY WAS VERY ACTIVE IN GERMAN-AMERICAN ACTIVITIES DURING THE FIRST HALF OF THE 20TH CENTURY, LENDING THEIR TALENTS TO THE LIEDERKRANZ SOCIETY AND OTHER LOCAL ETHNIC ACTIVITIES. PLAAG'S GROVE WAS ALSO ONE OF THE FAMILY COMMUNITY ACCOMPLISHMENTS. THE NAME OF "GUS" HEINTZ WILL ALSO BE FAMILIAR TO OLD TIME RESIDENTS OF THE "COLONIAL PARK" AREA OF HAMILTON. THE ORIGINAL PLAAG HOMESTEAD STILL STANDS, LOCATED ON CEDAR LANE BEHIND TODAY'S QUIK CHEK STORE.