Copied from “Can You Remember or Did You Know?” by Lyman Cook, found here on Plain City’s website. Seems to have been written around 1977.

There seems to be no evidence of any Indian violence or hostilities in Plain City. However, they would visit the homes of the early settlers and ask for food. As a sign of friendship to the Indians, they would always give them food. It was a very frightening experience for the pioneer women to have the Indians call when the men were in the field working and they were home alone. The children were especially scared, and were taught to be very careful when they were around.

There are people alive today in Plain City that can remember when Indians would come into town and camp. Some favorite campgrounds were across from Paul Costley’s garage [2605 N 4200 W], and across the street north of [a home at 2338 N 4575 W]. The white kids always played close to home when the Indians were in town, and they never went anywhere at night.

The Indian squaws would go to every home and ask or beg for food. The homes that were generous would be visited several times. The Indians would stay for several days, and they would then load their treasures and leave and go north. The Indians must have liked the people of Plain City because they returned each year for many, many years.