Soldiers claims wanted
An act of Congress allowed qualifying military veterans additional government land, which a Springfield entrepreneur offered to purchase in this 1876 advertisement.
Local History Archives - July 2022
Jordan Valley Beautification
The history of the Jordan Creek Valley is recalled during a campaign to beautify the area in 1915.
A soldier's skeleton
A soldier's skeleton was found in a field at Wilson's Creek in 1914.
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