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Springfield-Greene County History

Local History Website of the SMSU Department of History

1858 Springfield Businesses:

7 blacksmith shops
3 wagon shops
1 livery stable
2 saddle and harness shops
1 gunsmith shop
20 carpenters
3 house & sign painters
2 brick masons
3 boot and shoe shops
3 tailor shops
1 hatter
2 milliners
2 tin shops
16 mercantile houses
2 drug stores
1 cabinet shop
1 furniture store
1 carding machine
3 butcher shops
3 confectionery stores
3 jewelry stores
2 printing shops
1 foundry
2 tobacco factories
3 hotels
1 saloon

state bank

10 lawyers
5 doctors
1 dentist

Source: Chapter 29, History of the City of Springfield, in R. I. Holcombe, History of Greene County, Missouri, 1883