Park Central Square was designed by renowned landscape architect Lawrence Halprin and his team in the early 1970s. The space was intended to be, in Halprin's words, "an active space for public assembly, devoted to pedestrians and their needs and . . . — — Map (db m174527) HM
This memorial depicts an AH-IG "Cobra" in full battle configuration as used in Vietnam. This memorial is dedicated to all veterans. Let us never forget. "God bless the United States of America. Together then together now. — — Map (db m246172) WM
In the early 1950s, Alberta Ellis was determined to provide lodging for
African-Americans who traveled through Springfield on iconic Route 66.
She purchased an old city hospital building on North Benton Avenue
at an auction for $10,000.
. . . — — Map (db m251302) HM
Born October 4, 1944 in Tampa, FL
To Tony and Oliva (Cuervo) La Russa
Brother to Eva
Married Elaine Coker on December 31, 1973
Father to Bianca and Devon
Made big-league debut with Kansas City Athletics May 10, 1963
Played six . . . — — Map (db m173438) HM
This point marks the farthest advance of the Confederates into the city. After finally routing the 72nd Enrolled Missouri Militia, Confederates were forming along Walnut Street for the final assault into the city when drums along Jordan Creek to the . . . — — Map (db m35920) HM
Across from this site stood Fort No. 5, the second largest of five forts built around Springfield. By January 8, 1863, the fort was only partially finished. It served only as a rallying point during the battle. From this point and along St. Louis . . . — — Map (db m79811) HM
On Jan. 6, 1863, Brig. Gen. John S. Marmaduke entered Missouri with nearly 2,600 men to attack Union supply lines and communications and to disrupt the Union thrust into northern Arkansas. Lightly garrisoned but with a vast store of military . . . — — Map (db m170770) HM
On this spot stood the two-story brick Methodist church converted by Federal authorities into the city arsenal. Pressed for manpower to defend Springfield against approaching Confederate raiders, Union Brig. Gen. Egbert B. Brown authorized Brigade . . . — — Map (db m170771) HM
Near this point the 250 men of the 72nd Enrolled Missouri Militia met the Confederates' afternoon attack. These local militiamen were from all walks of life. They had some military training but little experience, as they were only called to serve in . . . — — Map (db m170772) HM
In 1863, this was an area of one-story homes known as Dutchtown. On this spot stood a brick college building that had been converted into a military prison by the addition of a wooden stockade. Union forces inexplicably failed to garrison it, which . . . — — Map (db m170774) HM
After massing his troops near here in the late afternoon, Col. J.O. Shelby made a final effort to take Fort No. 4, the key to the Union line. The Confederates struck at sunset, but in desperate, nearly point-blank combat, the Union defenders . . . — — Map (db m170775) HM
Just across South Avenue (behind you) stood Union Fort No. 4, a 160-foot earthen redoubt surrounded by a deep trench. During the night of Jan. 7-8, 1863, two 12-pound howitzers were placed in this fort. The gun barrels were found on the grounds of . . . — — Map (db m170778) HM
As the Confederates advance neared town, Union Brig. Gen. Egbert B. Brown belatedly realized that a dozen houses south and west of Fort No. 4 would block his fire. He immediately ordered the houses burned to deprive the enemy of cover, allowing . . . — — Map (db m170780) HM
Brig. Gen. John S. Marmaduke's Confederate cavalry raiders entered Missouri in three columns, for speed and secrecy. The largest of these, 1,600 men lauded as "Shelby's Brigade" under Col. J.O. Shelby, arrived near Springfield at dawn on Jan. 8, . . . — — Map (db m170782) HM
The Battle of Springfield
This location is the approximate site of Fort No. 4. During the Civil War, this four-sided earthen fort served as the main defensive work during the Battle of Springfield. This battle occurred during the raid, or . . . — — Map (db m173594) HM
J.F.G. Bentley, Springfield banker, built this 18 room home in 1892. W.F. Hackney, architect, was designer. Bentley family members occupied the home until the death of Mrs. Georgia Moist Bentley, widow of Frank C., son of the builder. It was . . . — — Map (db m271856) HM
Born in St. Louis, MO in 1918 to
Robert and Alice Broeg
Attended Cleveland High School and
the University of Missouri - Columbia
Married to the late Dorothy Carr
Married to Lynette Anton since 1977
Associated Press Sportswriter in . . . — — Map (db m72135) HM
Born in Shelby, NC in 1940 to
Pink and Zannie Bell
Attended Cleveland High School
and the University of Minnesota
Father to Tracie, Bobby, Jr., and Joshua
Two-time All-American Linebacker/Defensive End
at the University of Minnesota . . . — — Map (db m72110) HM
This home is believed to have been built
about 1869 by Waldo C. Booth. A favorite
of Springfieldians, the structure was
known as the Dickey House because of
ownership by the Charles Dickey family.
1976 owners: Mr. and Mrs. T.H. Tucker.
Not . . . — — Map (db m271801) HM
Nationally renowned sports artist Amadee Wohlschlaeger of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in St. Louis, Missouri, conceptualized and designed "The Boy and The Man" in the form of a drawing in 1963 that was unveiled to the public in the August 18th . . . — — Map (db m72165) HM
Site of Gen. Nicholas Smith's tavern on Boonville Road, earliest outlet of Springfield, also station of Butterfield Stage Route carrying first overland mail from St. Louis to Pacific Coast. Government subsidy $600,000 yearly. First mail left St. . . . — — Map (db m43089) HM
West Plains, Missouri's Bill Virdon emerged as the unsung star of the 1960 World Series, boosting the Pittsburgh Pirates to an upset of the New York Yankees. While all remember Bill Mazeroski's Game 7 home run, Virdon's spectacular defense in center . . . — — Map (db m191305) HM
Born June 23, 1939
Father to Jay & Stephen
Married Vicki Korner August 7, 1987
Died February 1, 2012
College basketball coach with 578-265 record including 373-202 in 19 NCAA seasons & directed his teams to 12 NCAA Division I . . . — — Map (db m173550) HM
Born June 13, 1958 in Centralia, Missouri
Daughter of Harold and Shirley Burnett
Sister to Greg Burnett and Jeanne (Burnett) Dorr
Aunt to Joy (Dorr) Bittle, Dustin Dorr and Holly (Dorr) Hopson
Graduated from Centralia High School in . . . — — Map (db m173544) HM
The southern area of the Church Square includes Pitts Chapel United Methodist
Church constructed in 1865 after an arsonist burned the log cabin church along
Jordan Creek. Fleming McCullah donated the land for the church that also housed
the . . . — — Map (db m251303) HM
(front:)
The ravages of the American Civil War (1861-1865) left a large population of orphaned and half-orphaned children roaming the countryside in need of homes. Springfield was fortunate to have a civic-minded citizen named Mary . . . — — Map (db m173554) HM
Norman Stewart was born January 20, 1935 in Shelby County, Missouri. In 1952, he enrolled at the University of Missouri, becoming a standout in both basketball and baseball for the Tigers. Stewart was a two-time team captain, and all-Big Seven . . . — — Map (db m173442) HM
On this site stood the Colonial Hotel, hailed as "one of the most modern hotels in the world" when it opened in 1907. For more than a half-century, the Colonial Hotel served as an anchor for downtown Springfield and hosted nearly every type of . . . — — Map (db m170900) HM
The Jefferson Avenue Footbridge
Built in 1902 by the American Bridge Company of Patterson, PA for $8,200, the cantilevered Warren through truss design spans 12 working railway lines. Local engineer J.W. Hoover was in charge of the . . . — — Map (db m251256) HM
The Confederate Cemetery
After the Civil War, women's groups in the South, known collectively as Ladies' Memorial Associations (LMA), undertook efforts to consolidate the remains of Confederate soldiers. In 1866, a group of women in . . . — — Map (db m162236) HM
Confederate Cemetery
Established 1870
by private contributions
Sui regendi causa dimicaverunt
Confederates
Of the 501 originally buried here 238
were killed in the Battle of Wilson Creek
August 10th 1861. Most of the . . . — — Map (db m272080) HM
Born June 29, 1949 in Canton, Ohio
to John and Evelyn Dierdorf
Married to Debbie Grzywacz on November 2, 1979
Father to Dan, Kristen, Dana and Katherine
Played at the University of Michigan where he was named to seven All-American Teams . . . — — Map (db m72214) HM
This tablet is dedicated by the Veterans Administration in grateful appreciation to the United Daughters of The Confederacy, Missouri Division, for actions taken to remove deed restrictions on 485 unoccupied Confederate gravesites in Springfield . . . — — Map (db m162229) HM
Built by George S. Day around 1875, the Day House is considered to be the oldest brick residence in Greene County. The Day House is constructed - both the interior and exterior -- of solid brick walls. There is no better example of post-Civil War, . . . — — Map (db m170832) HM
Near this spot, the famous Wild Bill Hickok - Davis Tutt gunfight occurred on July 21, 1865. Tutt met his end and Wild Bill lived to fight many other days
Dedicated to the Loving Memory of
Dr. R. Fred Schweitzer
(1943-1996)
The . . . — — Map (db m173556) HM
Born in Mountain Grove, MO, in 1902 to
Frederick W. and Charlotte Faurot
Attended Mountain Grove High School
and University of Missouri-Columbia
Married to Mary Davidson
Father to Jane, Aileen, and Julie
Blue-Gray Game Hall of Fame . . . — — Map (db m72211) HM
Born November 9, 1931 in New Athens, IL
to Edgar and Lietta (Fanke) Herzog
Married to Mary Lou Sinn on February 8, 1953
Father to Debra, David and Jim
Batted .285 while playing for the New York Yankees' Minor League club, the Joplin . . . — — Map (db m72158) HM
Born December 24, 1931 in Hartville, Missouri
To William Thomas and Tina (Russell) Wynn
Sister to Jewell, Virginia, Marie, Lena, Tom Jr. and Russell
Graduated from Hartville High School in 1949, Southwest Missouri State College (now . . . — — Map (db m173449) HM
Born in 1941 in Haddonfield, New Jersey
Son to William and Edwina Reynolds
A brother to Bill and Jack
Father to Stephanie Hasse, grandfather to Jacob and Sylvia Hasse
First appeared on TV at age 14 on NBC's "The Today Show" . . . — — Map (db m173441) HM
Erected in 1876, stood 15 feet from this site until 1978. The hall was given to Drury by Mr. Charles Fairbanks of Tunbridge Wells, England as a memorial to his son, Walter. Fairbanks served Drury proudly as a home for over two thousand Drury . . . — — Map (db m79804) HM
About February, 1830, William Fulbright erected, near this spot, the first cabin built on the site of the present city of Springfield. At the same time, A. J. Burnett built a pole cabin near the natural well, and John Fulbright another near Jones' . . . — — Map (db m43086) HM
585 feet southwest first church, Methodist Episcopal, in southwest Missouri was located in 1833. Size 18 x 20 feet, built of logs, puncheon floor and seats. Cost 18 dollars. Rev. Jas. H. Slavens, M.D., first pastor over White River and St. Francis . . . — — Map (db m43150) HM
Just east of this point in a black walnut grove was the site of the first classical academy in Greene County. Established in 1845, 15 years after the founding of Springfield, Prof. J.A. Stephens principal. — — Map (db m271797) HM
Near this spot was located the first post office in Springfield, in a one story, hewed log cabin, occupied by John Polk Campbell, who was appointed postmaster, Jan. 3, 1834. Mail was brought on horseback twice a month from Harrison's Store, on . . . — — Map (db m43120) HM
225 feet south of this spot the first school-house in Greene County was built by pioneers 1831. Small cabin, logs cut out for window and door openings. No shutter, door or chimney. Dirt floor. Three-legged benches. First teacher, Joseph Rountree. . . . — — Map (db m43064) HM
Site of first school in what is now Springfield, built by pioneers, 1832, of small logs, with mud and stick chimney, loose plank floor and three-legged benches. Joseph Rountree, first teacher. — — Map (db m271783) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m170811) HM
Site of first store in southwest Greene County, a little log cabin, supplied with goods from Boonville, Missouri, 1831, and conducted by Junius T. Campbell, brother of John P. Campbell, founder of Springfield. Marker erected 1921 by Reps Dry Goods . . . — — Map (db m43088) HM
Born June 7, 1929 in St. Joseph, MO
to Harold and Fern Filbert
Married to Glenda Hall on March 26, 1983
Father to Scott, Laura, Lisa, Preston, Lydia,
Brian and Brent Filbert, Michael and Terry
Dodson, and Chris Boettcher
Lettered in . . . — — Map (db m72166) HM
Born on April 27, 1952 in Akron, Ohio
Son of George and Gay (Robbins) Pinkel
Father to Erin, Geoff and Blake
Married Missy Martinette on June 27, 2015
Kenmore High School - Akron, Ohio, graduate and All-City wide receiver
1969 Kenmore . . . — — Map (db m173552) HM
Born March 3, 1935 to Hobson and Maude (Cramer) Bess
Married to Nelda (McCann) Bess on May 27, 1961
Father to Garron, Janell and Brian
Grandfather to Taylor, Kolby, Kiley and Bryelle
1953 graduate of Oak Ridge H.S., where he played . . . — — Map (db m173546) HM
Born in Glen Dale, WV in 1953 to
Jack and Ethel Brett
Attended El Segundo (CA) High School
Married Leslie Davenport in 1992
Father to Jackson, Dylan, and Robin
Spent his entire 21-year Major League
career in Kansas City
Only . . . — — Map (db m72136) HM
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal.
Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing whether that . . . — — Map (db m79808) HM WM
In 1932, Zelma and James Graham opened The Rib Station at the corner
of Washington Avenue and Chestnut Street. The restaurant was
open 11 a.m.-2 a.m., seven days a week until it closed in 1967. In the 1940s,
the Grahams had six stone cottages . . . — — Map (db m251304) HM
Born in Chicago, IL in 1923 to
Henry and Nellie Wilszek
Attended Lew Wallace High School
and Purdue University
Married Phyllis Persha in 1953
Father to Hank Jr., Dale, Stu, Julia
Gary, and Mary Nell
Head Coach and Vice President . . . — — Map (db m72130) HM
Here Dave Tutt fell after being
shot by James Butler 'Wild Bill'
Hickok July 21, 1865 over a
gambling debt. Hickok
stood 75 yards to
the southeast. — — Map (db m271532) HM
This church is the second home of Springfield's oldest African-American congregation. It was constructed in 1885 on a site 200 feet due south of here, between Brower Street and Chestnut Expressway. In 2000, Drury University purchased a new home for . . . — — Map (db m170812) HM
1835 - John Polk Campbell plans Green County seat and donates 50 acres of land for townsite, including 2 acres for Public Square.
1836 - First courthouse, of two story red brick, built in center of square.
1858 - Butterfield Overland . . . — — Map (db m174517) HM
These mounds mark the site of pre-historic Indian homes. They are believed to represent the remains of thatch-roofed circular adobe huts, similar to those now built by the Mandan Indians. Thousands of similar mounds are widely scattered in groups . . . — — Map (db m79805) HM
Born in Holyoke, MA, in 1924 to
Earle and Kathleen Buck
Attended Lakewood High School and
Ohio State University
Married to Carole Lintzenich
Father to Beverly, Jack Jr., Christine, Bonnie,
Dan, Betsy, Joe, and Julie
St. Louis . . . — — Map (db m72090) HM
Born in Kansas City, Kansas
to Pat and Pam Stiles
Attended Claflin High School, Claflin, KS and
Southwest Missouri State University,
Springfield, MO
USA Today and Parade High School All-American First Teams - 1997
Missouri Valley . . . — — Map (db m72108) HM
Born February 12, 1949 in Boonville, MO
To Jim Frank and Eleanor (Smith) Hughes
Married to Victoria (Dinkel) Hughes December 26, 1992
Father to Greg, Chad, Parker, and Ashley
Three-year golf letterman for University of Central . . . — — Map (db m173451) HM
On this site stood the Jewell Theater. Originally known as the Jefferson. Erected ca. 1910 by Harry S. Jewell this was the home of the nationally telecast Ozark Jubilee seen on ABC-TV from 1954 thru 1960. Starring musical legend Clyde Red Foley the . . . — — Map (db m170751) HM
Born in Carrabelle, FL in 1911 to
John Sr. and Luella ONeil
Attended Edward Waters College
Married Ora Lee Owen in 1946
Played for the Kansas City Monarchs from 1938-1943
Managed for the Kansas City Monarchs from 1948-1955
Served . . . — — Map (db m72094) HM
Born October 23, 1928 in St. Louis, MO
to Frank and Lillian (Onder) Kadlec
Married to Mary Agnes “Dolly” Jacobi on February 3, 1951
Father to Judy, Peggy, John and Joan
Graduated from St. Marys Catholic High School, earning . . . — — Map (db m72215) HM
Born in Fairview, MO in 1919 to
James O. and Hortense (Bass) Hammons
Attended Fairview Schools and
Southwest Missouri Teachers College
Married Juanita K. Baxter in 1949
Entered into hotel development in 1958 by
purchasing 10 Holiday . . . — — Map (db m72091) HM
John Smith Phelps
This statesman, as a representative in Congress (1844-1862), helped establish the first Overland Mail. During the Civil War he organized and commanded the "Phelps Regiment", a Home Guard unit, and served as military . . . — — Map (db m170894) HM
On April 30, 1926, a group of businessmen led by Cy Avery of Tulsa and John T. Woodruff of Springfield, sent a telegram from Springfield to the Bureau of Public Roads in Washington, D.C. with the suggestion of "66" as a number for the new . . . — — Map (db m170898) HM
Born September 9, 1924 in Wellsville, Missouri
To John and Myrtle (Frisbie) Adkins
Married Lorraine (Fenner) on June 12, 1948
Father to Mike, Terry and Danny
Served in the U.S. Navy from 1943-1946
Earned undergraduate degree from . . . — — Map (db m173433) HM
Born July 2, 1961
Son of Robert & Rachel (Quien) Sundvold
Married to Tamara Gilmore, June 28, 1986
Father to Wilson, Caroline, Anna Kate
1979 graduate of Blue Springs High School
6-foot-2 guard scored 2,157 points for Blue Springs . . . — — Map (db m173445) HM
Southwest Missouri State University used a college housing loan from the United States Department of Education to purchase Kentwood Hall, formerly the Kentwood Arms Hotel, from the Kentwood Arms Hotel Company. The SMSU Board of Regents authorized . . . — — Map (db m173595) HM
From approximately 1812 to 1832 a Kickapoo Indian village occupied the site bounded on the north by Madison, west by Campbell, south by Grand and east by Jefferson. 100 wigwams clustered around a spring formerly situated 250 feet southwest of this . . . — — Map (db m43126) HM
Born in Eldorado, Ar. in 1932 to
Lyda Bunker Hunt and Haroldson Layfayette [sic] Hunt
Graduated from the Hill School in Pottstown, Pa.
and Southern Methodist University
Married Norma Lynn Knobel in 1964
Father of Lamar, Jr., Sharron . . . — — Map (db m72115) HM
The Landers Theatre was built in 1909 by John and Douglas J. Landers. It opened with a production of "The Golden Girl." Lillian Russell, Sousa's Band and Fanny Brice have all appeared here. The Landers was the 35th theatre in the nation to show . . . — — Map (db m43122) HM
Born in Alliance, OH, in 1935 to
James and Annie Dawson
Attended Alliance High School
and Purdue University
Married to Linda
Father to Lisa and Lenny
Missouri Sports Hall of Fame – 1994
Pro Football Hall of Fame – 1987 . . . — — Map (db m72210) HM
From before the Civil War to the end of the Jim Crow era in the 1960s,
African-Americans were buried only in designated sections of Springfield's public
cemeteries that were fenced off to separate the graves of African-Americans from
the other . . . — — Map (db m251210) HM
In 1872 a two-story brick building, the Washington Avenue Colored
Public School, was opened. Sampson Lewis was the first principal. In 1884,
the School Board swapped buildings with Drury University, and the school was
re-named Lincoln Colored . . . — — Map (db m251224) HM
Born in El Dorado, AR in 1939 to
Maud and Paralee Brock
From Age Two grew up in Collonston, LA
Attended Union High School and Southern University
Married to Jacqueline Gaitor
Father to Wanda, Lou, Jr., Emory and Daniel
Led Southern . . . — — Map (db m72157) HM
Lynching in America
Thousands of black people were the victims of lynching in the United States between 1877 and 1950. The lynching of African Americans during this era was a form of racial terrorism intended to intimidate black people and . . . — — Map (db m173592) HM
Built as a bandstand and shelter for public speakers, this gazebo long has been an ornamental Springfield landmark. The Maple Park Cemetery Association was organized in 1876. The gazebo was built late in the 19th century. — — Map (db m170816) HM
Born to a sea captain in Portland, Maine, this energetic redhead was orphaned at a young age when her father died at sea and her mother died soon thereafter.
Mary wed John Smith Phelps, a young lawyer, in Simsbury, Connecticut, in 1837. The . . . — — Map (db m170896) HM
(Side 1)
To the memory of the Missouri Soldier in the army
of the
Confederate States of America
Major General Sterling Price
(Side 2)
Those who die for a right principle do not die in vain.
(Side 3)
Erected . . . — — Map (db m162226) WM
Mt. Pisgah United Methodist Church had its beginnings by
1840 as a Methodist Protestant Camp Ground, where
circuit preachers would organize days and nights of
non-stop preaching. The site was part of the James and
White River Circuit near . . . — — Map (db m251204) HM
Civil War Dead
An estimated 700,000 Union and Confederate soldiers died in the Civil War between April 1861 and April 1865. As the death toll rose, the U.S. government struggled with the urgent but unplanned need to bury fallen Union . . . — — Map (db m162222) HM
Born in Leonard, MO in 1935 to
Kenneth and Leona Stewart
Attended Shelbyville High School and
the University of Missouri - Columbia
Married to Virginia Zimmerley
Father to Jeffrey, Lindsey Scott, and Laura
All-State High School . . . — — Map (db m72129) HM
Born December 26, 1954, in Mobile, Alabama
to Clovis and Marvella (Pugh) Smith
Father to Osborne II, Dustin and Taryn
Played for the San Diego Padres from 1978-1981 and for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1982-1996
Fifteen Time National . . . — — Map (db m72212) HM
In memory of members of
the U.S. Military forces
who gave their lives
during the Japanese attack
on Pearl Harbor and other
military installations on
Dec. 7, 1941
a date that will live
in infamy.
Remember Pearl Harbor
keep America . . . — — Map (db m162232) WM
These stones are from the mill of Jeremiah Pierson, namesake of Pearson Creek, who ground corn for the Delaware Indians and early settlers in the area in the 1820s.
Josiah F. Danforth purchased the mill and land in 1832 and these stones were . . . — — Map (db m251299) HM
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