70th Anniversary of the Great Cobra Scare

2023 is already shaping up to be a big year for Springfield!   This year also happens to be the 70th anniversary of the Great Cobra Scare of 1953.  If you haven’t heard the details yet, be prepared to learn your new favorite story from Springfield’s history.  In August of 1953, Rio Mowrer owned a…

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The Sarah Gorham Graham Case

Springfield, Missouri has a history of sensational true crime cases, but one of the oldest is the tale of Sarah Gorham Graham.  Sarah was born in December of 1851, and little is known about her until her marriage to George Graham in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1871.  George spent most of the first years of…

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