Midtown in Springfield in Greene County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Civil War Entrenchments
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 17, 2012
1. Civil War Entrenchments Marker
Civil War entrenchments used
in defense of Springfield.
200 yards north is the
site of Indian mounds.
200 feet south stood
the Drury Academy building.
Across this site ran the
Ridge Road to St. Louis.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, US Civil.
Location. 37° 13.12′ N, 93° 17.178′ W. Marker is in Springfield, Missouri, in Greene County. It is in Midtown. It is on Drury Lane, on the left when traveling north. Marker and trench remnants are east of Burnham Hall, on the Drury University campus. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 900 North Benton Avenue, Springfield MO 65802, 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: Fairbanks Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Stone Chapel (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Tau Eta Gamma (local) (about 400 feet away); a different marker also named Fairbanks Hall (about 500 feet away); Benton Avenue A.M.E. Church (about 700 feet away); Indian Mounds (about 700 feet away); Historic Washington Avenue Baptist Church
this page online
Also see . . .
1. Civil War Sites in Springfield MO. City website entry (Submitted on December 21, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. Drury University, Springfield MO. (Submitted on December 21, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., March 17, 2012
2. Civil War Entrenchments and Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on May 23, 2026. It was originally submitted on December 21, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 859 times since then and 58 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 21, 2014, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
