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An influenza epidemic spread across the world from 1918-1919. It was first identified in United States military personnel in spring 1918 and by September of that year it had spread across the country.

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New Displays

Published July 10, 2020

The Wild Things of the Ozarks and All Aboard: The Frisco Railroad are two new displays now showing in the Local History Department.

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Condemned cannon

Published June 26, 2020

A condemned cannon from the Rock Island Arsenal exploded in Cabool in 1902. Fifteen years before eight cannons were sent to Greene County to ornament a park. The cannon arrived after the park scheme died out and the county court distributed the cannon among the townships.

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Timmons Temple

Published June 5, 2020

The history of Timmons Temple Church of God in Christ began in 1930 when Carter Timmons was appointed to serve in Springfield. The church served Springfield's African-American community for more than 80 years.