The New Student's Reference Work/Springfield, O.

Springfield, O., a city in the western part of the state, on Mad River, 80 miles northeast of Cincinnati. It is in a fine farming region, and has a large trade in farm-products. With good water-power, manufactories are numerous, especially those of bicycles, piano-plates, iron fencing, steam-engines, road-rollers and farm machinery, including large numbers of mowers and reapers. Wittenberg College, opened in 1845 by the Lutheran church, and Springfield Seminary are institutions of higher learning. Located in this city are the state fraternal homes of three orders: Masons, Odd Fellows and Knights of Pythias. Population 46,921.