Park Central Square (Springfield, Missouri)
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July 21, 1865: Wild Bill Hickok shoots Dave Tutt dead in the town square over a gambling dispute. The shootout reported nationwide is regarded as the first true western showdown.
1905: Three African-American men are lynched in the town square for allegedly raping a white woman, though guilt was never established.
It is also known as "The Birthplace of Route 66," due to its early connection with the designation of that highway. A plaque in Park Central Square was dedicated to the city by the Route 66 Association of Missouri for just that.
1905: Three African-American men are lynched in the town square for allegedly raping a white woman, though guilt was never established.
It is also known as "The Birthplace of Route 66," due to its early connection with the designation of that highway. A plaque in Park Central Square was dedicated to the city by the Route 66 Association of Missouri for just that.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 37°12'32"N 93°17'32"W
- Historic Walnut St. District 0.2 km
- Phelps Grove 1.4 km
- Rountree 1.5 km
- temp 3.4 km
- Woodland Heights 3.9 km
- Fairfield Acres 5.5 km
- Kansas Avenue Yard 5.7 km
- Springfield Underground 6.8 km
- Partnership Industrial Park East 7.8 km
- Pleasant Hope, Missouri 30 km
- Downtown Springfield 0.5 km
- Historic Walnut St. District 0.7 km
- Missouri State University 1.1 km
- Grant Beach 1.7 km
- University Heights 2.7 km
- Cooper Sports Complex 4 km
- Federal Medical Center 4.5 km
- Hickory Hills Country Club 6.6 km
- Springfield Golf & Country Club 7.5 km
- Fellows Lake 13 km