B Street (Springfield)
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When [[Briggs, Elias|Elias Briggs]] chose a site for a new city on the east bank of the [[Willamette River|Willamette]], between the Willamette and the McKenzie Rivers, the claim included a spring in a field. The town of [[Springfield]] was named for the spring that still exists on the corner lot of [[2nd Street_(Springfield)|2nd Street]] and [[B Street_(Springfield)|B Streets]]. The spring was capped and covered and today an apartment building covers what was once the community's water source.[-[[Springfield Beacon]], Wednesday, August 1st, 2007, B4] | When [[Briggs, Elias|Elias Briggs]] chose a site for a new city on the east bank of the [[Willamette River|Willamette]], between the Willamette and the McKenzie Rivers, the claim included a spring in a field. The town of [[Springfield]] was named for the spring that still exists on the corner lot of [[2nd Street_(Springfield)|2nd Street]] and [[B Street_(Springfield)|B Streets]]. The spring was capped and covered and today an apartment building covers what was once the community's water source.[-[[Springfield Beacon]], Wednesday, August 1st, 2007, B4] | ||
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| - | [[Category:Springfield]] [[Category:Springfield Beacon]] [[Category:Locations]] [[Category:Springs]] [[Category:B Street_(Springfield)]] | + | A well improved place on West [[B Street (Springfield)|B street]] xxxxxxx and buildings, fruit and |
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| + | xxxxree xxxx Price $1,800. | ||
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| + | [[Innis, J.B.|J.B. INNIS]], East [[Main Street_(Springfield)|Main St.]] [[Springfield]], Ore. | ||
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| + | [[Category:Springfield]] [[Category:Springfield Beacon]] [[Category:Locations]] [[Category:Springs]] [[Category:B Street_(Springfield)]] [[Springfield News (1907)]] | ||
Revision as of 17:17, 9 August 2007
When Elias Briggs chose a site for a new city on the east bank of the Willamette, between the Willamette and the McKenzie Rivers, the claim included a spring in a field. The town of Springfield was named for the spring that still exists on the corner lot of 2nd Street and B Streets. The spring was capped and covered and today an apartment building covers what was once the community's water source.[-Springfield Beacon, Wednesday, August 1st, 2007, B4]
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A well improved place on West B street xxxxxxx and buildings, fruit and
xxxxree xxxx Price $1,800.
J.B. INNIS, East Main St. Springfield, Ore. Springfield News (1907)
