Wilson's Creek National Battlefield

The Battle of Wilson's Creek, also known as the Battle of Oak Hills, was the first major battle of the Trans-Mississippi Theater of the American Civil War. It was fought on August 10, 1861, near Springfield, Missouri. In August, Confederates under Brigadier General Benjamin McCulloch and Missouri State Guard troops under Maj. Gen. Sterling Price approached Brig. Gen. Nathaniel Lyon's Army of the West, camped at Springfield. On August 10, Lyon, in two columns commanded by himself and Col. Franz Sigel, attacked the Confederates on Wilson's Creek about 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Springfield. Confederate cavalry received the first blow and retreated from the high ground. Confederate infantry attacked the Union forces three times during the day but failed to break through. Eventually, Sigel's column was driven back to Springfield, allowing the Confederates to consolidate their forces against Lyon's main column. When Lyon was killed and General Thomas William Sweeny wounded, Major Samuel D. Sturgis assumed command of the Union forces. When Sturgis realized that his men were exhausted and lacking ammunition, he ordered a retreat to Springfield. The battle was reckoned as a Confederate victory, but the Confederates were too disorganized and ill-equipped to pursue the retreating Union forces. Although the state remained in the Union for the remainder of the war, the battle effectively gave the Confederates control of southwestern Missouri. The victory at Wilson's Creek also allowed Price to lead the Missouri State Guard north in a campaign culminating at the siege of Lexington, Missouri.

Brookline Township is an inactive township in Greene County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.Brookline Township took its name from the community of Brookline, Missouri.

Terrell Creek or Terril Creek is a stream in the "western panhandle" of Christian County in the Ozarks of southwest Missouri.The stream headwaters arise northeast of Missouri Route 14 and southeast of Billings at 37°02′54″N 93°32′10″W and the stream flows north then east passing under Route P south of Republic. It continues east passing under Route ZZ just south of the community of Terrell and the southern border of Wilson's Creek National Battlefield to its confluence with Wilsons Creek at 37°05′01″N 93°24′16″W.Terrell Creek has the name of the local Terril family.

East Republic Township is a township in Greene County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. East Republic Township is named after the city within its boundaries.

Battlefield is a city in Greene County, Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 5,990. It is part of the Springfield, Missouri Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town has no post office and shares the ZIP code (65619) with Brookline.

Griffin is an unincorporated community in Christian County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.

Brookline is a former village in Greene County, Missouri, United States. The population was 326 at the 2000 census.

The Young Brothers massacre (sometimes referred to as the Brookline shootout) was a gun battle that occurred outside of Brookline, Missouri (now part of Republic, Missouri) in the Ozarks region on the afternoon of January 2, 1932, during the period known as the "Public Enemy Era". It resulted in the deaths of six law enforcement officers, making it the worst single killing of U.S. police officers in the 20th century.

Lincoln Township is an inactive township in Christian County, Missouri. The township was named after Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States.

Wilson Township is an inactive township in Greene County, in the U.S. state of Missouri.Wilson Township was named after Wilsons Creek.

Union Chapel Township is a township in northern Christian County, Missouri. The organization date and origin of the name of Union Chapel Township is unknown.

The Riverbluff Cave is a paleontological site discovered in the United States, near Springfield, Missouri. The entrance is filled with stalactites, stalagmites and columns. The cave is about 830,000 years old (making it the oldest known fossil cave site in the US) and 610 m long, featuring Pleistocene fossils, notably of the short-faced bear (Artcodus simus) the largest bear species on the Earth (around 5–6 feet tall at the shoulder and weighing in the area of 2,000 pounds).The cave Is located in the widespread karst landscape of the Springfield Plateau of the western Missouri Ozarks and developed within the soluble Mississippian limestones of the region. It was unveiled accidentally on September 11, 2001, when engineers were blasting for a new road.The cave is not open to the public, but is the world's second cave to be wired for virtual tours. The Riverbluff Cave Field House opened in 2009 with exhibits of fossils from Riverbluff Cave and from around the world.Just about 50 feet away from the cave is a museum which holds multiple rocks and fossils.