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Table of Contents


  1. First Settlement in Greene County
  2. First Settlement in Springfield
  3. Schoolcraft's Camp
  4. First Millsite in Southwest Missouri
  5. First School in Springfield
  6. First School in Greene County
  7. First Store in Southwest Missouri
  8. First Classical Academy in the Southwest
  9. First Church in Greene County
  10. First Religious Service in Southwest Missouri
  11. Kickapoo Indian Village
  12. Grant Beach Park WWI Monument
  13. Indian Mounds
  14. Wilson's Creek Battlefield
  15. First Cabin in Springfield
  16. Fort Ancient (Lawrence County)
  17. Zagonyi's Charge
  18. Butterfield Overland Stage
  19. First Post Office in Springfield
  20. First Religious Service in Greene County Area
  21. History of Springfield Public Square

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