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Johnny Beauchamp won a 200-lap race at the Springfield Fairgrounds racetrack in 1957. In 1959, he and Lee Petty raced at the first Daytona 500 to a controversial photo finish.
A Girl Scout Camp was founded in 1936 just north of what is now called Dickerson Park Zoo.
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The former residence of John Polk Campbell was considered the oldest house in Springfield in 1937.
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Curt Merz recalls playing in Super Bowl I. Merz played for the Kansas City Chiefs against the Green Bay Packers at the Los Angeles Coliseum in 1967.
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The old Beiderlinden piano resonates throughout Springfield history. The piano was brought to Springfield in the early 1850's.
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