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Most of the original land claims in Springfield were filed between [[1851]] and [[1853]]. The average size of a claim was 320 acres. Building sites were located on the high ground because of  frequent flooding. [[Briggs, Elias|Elias Briggs]] began building a town. In [[1852]], using shovel and plow, he built the [[Millrace_(Springfield)|Millrace]].
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After the Millrace was completed, he and Mr. Driggs of [[Linn County]] formed the [[Briggs and Driggs Company]] to build the flour and sawmills in 1853 and [[1854]]. They were not the usual slap-dash mills built in pioneer communities for temporary and local consumption only, but instead, were constructed under the supervision of an experienced millwright hired from the east. They used the latest and best machinery and spending $10,000 on the two mills.
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In the early 1850s, the settlement of Springfield consisted only of a ferry service across the Willamette, the [[Briggs' house]], two mills, a trading post and a school. In 1852, [[Huddleston, James|James Huddleston]] started the trading post, near [[Mill Street_(Springfield)|Mill]] and [[Main Street_(Springfield)|Main Street]].
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The first schoolhouse was probably located in a crude little building near [[7th Street_(Springfield)|7th Street]] and [[South B Street_(Springfield)|South B Street]]s. Two other schools also served the residents of the [[Thurston area]]. This area was named after [[Thurston, George H|George H Thurston]], a pioneer settler of the region. The [[Davis School]] was a one-room of schoolhouse built in the 1850's at the east end of [[Thurston Road_(Springfield)|Thurston]]. [[Thurston Elementary School|Thurston Elementary]] was located on the northeast corner of [[66th Street_(Springfield)|66th Street]] and Thurston Road and it operated until the 1930's.
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==1870s==
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Residents of the [[Springfield]] precinct totaled 649, with a majority of the citizens still listed as farmers in [[1870]]. During the decade of the 1870s, [[Springfield]] had a hotel, two blacksmiths, a general store, meat market, harness and saddlery shop, physician, druggist, four carpenters and a painter.
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Industry in Springfield continued to be centered around the mills although small manufactories are listed in the business directories, including wagon maker, tannery, chair manufacturer and sash and door factory (Pacific Coast Business Directory 1871:338; Murphy 1873:254-255; gill 1881:651; McKenny 1883:1090-1091). The 1870 census lists two workers in a cheese factory (U.S. Census Office 1870).
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==1930s==
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By [[1936]], a state-owned [[Fibre Flax Plant]] was located at Springfield, as well as candy and pencil factories (Polk 1936:469).
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==1990s==
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By [[1998]], apartments covered the spring.  The city expanded to more than 13 square miles and the population grew to 51,700.  
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The town was platted in [[1856]], two blocks between [[South A Street_(Springfield)|South A]] and Main and Mill and [[3rd Street_(Springfield)|3rd Street]]s. The lots measured 66 x 120 feet, with streets 66 feet in width. The original town was designed in a grid system that aligned to the four cardinal directions.
 
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[edit] 1870s

Residents of the Springfield precinct totaled 649, with a majority of the citizens still listed as farmers in 1870. During the decade of the 1870s, Springfield had a hotel, two blacksmiths, a general store, meat market, harness and saddlery shop, physician, druggist, four carpenters and a painter.

Industry in Springfield continued to be centered around the mills although small manufactories are listed in the business directories, including wagon maker, tannery, chair manufacturer and sash and door factory (Pacific Coast Business Directory 1871:338; Murphy 1873:254-255; gill 1881:651; McKenny 1883:1090-1091). The 1870 census lists two workers in a cheese factory (U.S. Census Office 1870).

[edit] 1930s

By 1936, a state-owned Fibre Flax Plant was located at Springfield, as well as candy and pencil factories (Polk 1936:469).

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[edit] 1990s

By 1998, apartments covered the spring. The city expanded to more than 13 square miles and the population grew to 51,700.


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