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Nicknamed the "Queen City of the Ozarks," the Greene County seat lies in the southwestern region of the state. Springfield has numerous museums including the Missouri Institute of Natural Science, where guests can explore the prehistoric history. Visitors interested in biblical history may also enjoy the Creation Experience Museum. Learn how the Civil War affected the community by taking the Battle of Springfield Tour.

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Interstate 44 and U.S. Routes 60, 65 and 160 all meander through the city. Springfield operates a transit bus system, which provides transportation within the metropolis limits, and to outlying regions. The Springfield-Branson National Airport (SGF) also serves the community with multiple flights daily. You’ll find plenty of hotels in the city, with several located along N 9th Street.

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The area was inhabited by the Cherokee and the Kickapoo peoples when John Polk Campbell arrived. Encountering an ill Kickapoo child, he offered to help. His intervention saved the boy, and Campbell was rewarded with a tract of land in gratitude. He donated 50 acres for town development in 1833. Two years later, the population was 500. The interesting historic events that occurred here include Civil War battles, and a shootout involving Wild Bill Hickok. Springfield was the location in 1926 where officials named the first paved cross-country highway Route 66. The historic community has a humid subtropical climate, with four identifiable seasons.