Online Sources

Springfield-Greene County History

Local History Website of the SMSU Department of History

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Essays and other information on Springfield, Greene County, and Missouri History

The Founding of Springfield and Greene County (K-5)

Mills of Springfield and Greene County

Politics in Civil War Era Springfield

Scotch-Irish Descendants in 1880 Springfield

Greene County Black & White Population Ratio

1858 Springfield Businesses

Shootout between Wild Bill Hickok and Dave Tutt

Schools and Segregation in Springfield (K-5)

Biographies of Important Individuals in Springfield History  

Misdemeanors

A list of things that could put one in the county jail

The Frisco & Other Railroads in Springfield and Greene County  (K-5)

The Early Settlers of Southwest Missouri (K-5)

Indians in Missouri

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Railroad Development Map Series
This is a series of maps with text on the development of the railroads in Springfield, Greene County, and Missouri