Springfield
The town of Springfield had more than
1,500 people in 1820 with big brick stores and two hotels. It was a
successful township of cotton planters and home of the famous race
horse, Daniel Boone. A cotton gin and a large warehouse were also
there in a site at the Warrior River known as Meriwether’s Landing. Springfield is west of Meriwether's Landing about
3 miles north of Eutaw on U.S. 11.
According to the 1855-56 V. Gayle Snedecor
Directory:
Springfield was one of the first towns
settled, and for many years the most prominent place in the county
west of the Warrior, but the removal of the county seat from Erie to
Eutaw, (within three miles south of Springfield,) was not only the
death blow to Erie, but wrecked the prosperity of Springfield. Now
there are two Dry Goods Stores and one Church at the place, and
about 40 inhabitants.
Historical
Maps of Greene County - ADAH
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