On October 17, 1898, Springfield accumulated the earliest snowfall on record. The Leader-Democrat started the paper by saying, “It’s all a mistake, this weather. It’s out of place and out of date.

In 1892, the U.S. Army held trials to find a new service rifle. The Army wanted a bolt action to replace the trapdoor Springfield, and the winner out more than 40 entrants was the Krag-Jørgensen from ...

Springfield’s Lincoln Colored Home, established in 1898 and rebuilt in 1904, shows its age and all its scars. Windows broken by vandals are boarded up, intruders have damaged walls, and thieves have ...

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