1954 Map of Springfield

Military and conservation footprints are significant, with the sprawling Fort Leonard Wood Military Reservation to the east and the protected acreage of the Mark Twain National Forest. The map documents the development of major water projects like the Stockton Reservoir and Harry S Truman Reservoir, which began altering the natural flow of the Sac River and Osage River. For the local historian, smaller details like Wilson's Creek Battlefield National Park and numerous rural burial grounds, including Old Pioneer Cem and Catholic Cem, provide specific points of interest across the rural counties.