Springfield: Wittenberg, Crowell-Collier, and the Transition of a Midwestern City
Springfield sits on the National Road in Clark County, about midway between Columbus and Dayton. The city was platted in 1801 and grew rapidly after the National Road reached it in 1838. Through the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries Springfield ranked among the most productive manufacturing cities in Ohio, with Crowell-Collier Publishing, the Thomas Manufacturing Company, and the International Harvester works providing much of the employment base.
Crowell-Collier Publishing produced Collier's Weekly, Woman's Home Companion, and American Magazine from Springfield until the company collapsed in 1957. The Westcott House, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built between 1906 and 1908, is the only Prairie-style house Wright designed in Ohio. It was restored and opened to the public in 2005 after decades of use as an apartment building.
Wittenberg University, a Lutheran liberal arts institution founded in 1845, occupies a 114-acre campus on the north side of the city and enrolls roughly 1,400 students. The Clark State College operates a two-year community college campus downtown. Springfield has received national media attention in recent years for the arrival of roughly 15,000 Haitian immigrants, many drawn by manufacturing jobs at companies including Topre America and McGregor Metalworking.
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Springfield sits on the National Road in Clark County, about midway between Columbus and Dayton. The city was platted in 1801 and grew rapidly after the National Road reached it in 1838. Through the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries Springfield ranked among the most productive manufacturing cities in Ohio, with Crowell-Collier Publishing, the Thomas Manufacturing Company, and the International Harvester works providing much of the employment base.
Crowell-Collier Publishing produced Collier's Weekly, Woman's Home Companion, and American Magazine from Springfield until the company collapsed in 1957. The Westcott House, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built between 1906 and 1908, is the only Prairie-style house Wright designed in Ohio. It was restored and opened to the public in 2005 after decades of use as an apartment building.
Wittenberg University, a Lutheran liberal arts institution founded in 1845, occupies a 114-acre campus on the north side of the city and enrolls roughly 1,400 students. The Clark State College operates a two-year community college campus downtown. Springfield has received national media attention in recent years for the arrival of roughly 15,000 Haitian immigrants, many drawn by manufacturing jobs at companies including Topre America and McGregor Metalworking.
Through Escortservice.com, users can locate escort websites that operate in the Springfield area. Escortservice.com operates strictly as a listing service. No booking, verification, or intermediary role is provided. Access requires a minimum age of 21.
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