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Local History Archives - July 2023

Catfish vs. Canoe

Published July 28, 2023 Submitted by: Renee

A former Springfield mayor offered a reward for the live capture of a monster man-eating catfish that reportedly attacked and overturned his canoe at Doling Park Lake in 1907.

Smallin's Cave 1929

Published July 16, 2023 Submitted by: Renee

Two Drury students explored Smallin Civil War Cave in 1929, reaching an outlet nearly a mile away from the entrance.

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