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W. C. Smith Home

A history of the W. C. Smith home, formerly located at Atlantic and Grant streets, is recounted in this 1959 article.
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Early Greene County Cemetery

 An early Greene County cemetery located on property owned by the United States Medical Center for Federal Prisoners is spotlighted in this 1931 newspaper article.  More...
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Springfield Children's home

 A souvenir booklet of the Springfield Children's Home gives an early history of the home, including the fire in December 1910 that took the lives of three children.  More...
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Fire Trap!

 The Steigner Hotel, also known as the Planters' House, burned in 1896.  Its burning caused great excitment since Adam Rief was temporarily trapped in the burning building.  The hotel had been built in 1867.  More...
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Founding of Springfield

  For the 1931 Springfield City Directory, the Chamber of Commerce added an early history of Springfield and many statistics.  More...

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