Galloway, Springfield, Missouri
Galloway[1] is a neighborhood of southeast Springfield, Missouri, United States.[2] Galloway is located in a stream valley approximately one-half mile north of the U.S. Route 60 and U.S. Route 65 interchange and one mile south of Sequiota Park.[3]
History
[edit]A post office called Galloway was established in 1883, and remained in operation until 1943.[4] The community has the name of a Union Army officer.[5]
From 1945 and into the 1950s, the combined U.S. 60 - U.S. 65 highways passed through Galloway at the southeast entrance to Springfield.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Galloway, Springfield, Missouri
- ^ Reports of the Public Service Commission of the State of Missouri. The Commission. 1970. p. 407.
formerly the old town of Galloway but by reason of annexation is now a part of Springfield, Missouri.
- ^ Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer, DeLorme, 1998, First edition, p. 52, ISBN 0-89933-224-2
- ^ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
- ^ "Greene County Place Names, 1928–1945 (archived)". The State Historical Society of Missouri. Archived from the original on 24 June 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Ozark, Missouri, 15 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1945
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