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Local History Archives - January 2022

Cheap Land

Published January 28, 2022 Submitted by: Renee

This 1888 newspaper article encouraged immigration to Missouri because of the large amounts of government owned land for homesteading.

History in Flames

Published January 14, 2022 Submitted by: Renee

Springfield's Municipal Government shredded old documents as City Hall made way for progress.

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