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Springfield’s 1877 prospects as a growing trade hub
A Springfield forward look recaps 1877 gains with rising mercantile, manufacturing and railroad activity. It highlights booming wagon, iron works and woolen mills, expanding wholesale trade, land prices in Webster County, and an optimistic view of southwest Missouri’s migration, education, and mining potential. It notes local leaders, shops, and merchants driving prosperity in a year of solid urban development.
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