Commercial Street Historic District in Springfield in Greene County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

First Springfield Railroad

Photographed by Jason Voigt, April 5, 2021

1. First Springfield Railroad Marker

Inscription. West of this marker 480 feet a construction train of South Pacific Railroad ~~ now St. Louis-San Francisco Railway (Frisco) ~~ pulled into new town of North Springfield at 3 P.M., April 21, 1870. First passenger train, with state and railroad dignitaries aboard, arrived May 3, 1870. The depot and Ozark Hotel were being built by railroad on Commercial and Benton. Shops to east, and later the west shops, became important to economy of Springfield and North Springfield, which merged in 1887. After Frisco combined with Kansas City, Fort Scott, and Memphis Railroad in 1901, the station on Main at Mill was used and Commercial Street Depot was discontinued.

Erected 1972 by St. Louis - San Francisco Railway Company and Greene County Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars. A significant historical date for this entry is April 21, 1870.

Location. 37° 13.808′ N, 93° 17.149′ W. Marker is in Springfield, Missouri, in Greene County. It is in the Commercial Street Historic District. It is on East Commercial Street west of North Washington Avenue, on

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the right when traveling west. Marker is about 100 feet west from the roundabout. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 540 E Commercial St, Springfield MO 65803, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Ozarks,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Springfield's Historic Jefferson Avenue Footbridge (approx. 0.2 miles away); Commercial Street 150 Years of History (approx. 0.2 miles away); Bentley House (approx. half a mile away); Indian Mounds (approx. 0.7 miles away); Fairbanks Hall (approx. 0.7 miles away); Tau Eta Gamma (local) (approx. 0.7 miles away); Silver Springs Park (approx. ¾ mile away); a different marker also named Fairbanks Hall (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Springfield.

Photographed by Jason Voigt, April 5, 2021

2. First Springfield Railroad Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. This page has been viewed 1,353 times since then and 69 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 12, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.