1852
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- Most of the original land claims in Springfield are 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. Elias Briggs began building a town. In 1852, using shovel and plow, he built the Millrace.
- In 1852, James Huddleston starts a trading post in Springfield, near Mill and Main Street.
