Editing Pleasant Plains, Illinois (section)

==Pleasant Plains Historical Society.==
In an effort to re-connect to its historical roots, the Pleasant Plains Historical Society was created by mayor Jim Verkuilan and his friends in 2009. Its stated purpose is “To acquire, restore and maintain historical sites surrounding the community.”  The Historical Society promptly took steps to purchase the [[Clayville, Illinois]] site, a goal accomplished in 2010. Clayville, a Lincoln-era stagecoach stop, had been operated by a  predecessor of the [[University of Illinois Springfield]] from the 1970s until 1992. The Pleasant Plains Historical Society's affiliate, Clayville Historic Site, now operates the stagecoach stop and 1824 tavern building.<ref>
{{cite web
  | last = Reavy
  | first = Amanda
  | title = Pleasant Plains forms group to try to buy Clayville site
  | work = The State Journal-Register (Springfield)
  | date = May 7, 2009
| url = http://www.sj-r.com/archive/x1518866497/Pleasant-Plains-forms-group-to-try-to-buy-Clayville-site
  | access-date = June 10, 2009}} 
</ref><ref name="Clayville">{{cite web |url=http://clayville.org/ |title=Clayville Historic Site |work=Clayville Historic Site: The Broadwell Inn |access-date=August 24, 2013 }}</ref>