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-	*The main line of the railroad bypassed [[Springfield]] for [[Eugene]].	+	*In 1871, the Oregon and California Railroad bypassed [[Springfield]] in favor of [[Eugene]] after a group of Eugene businessmen paid railroad financier Ben Holladay $48,000 to reroute the line. While Eugene prospered, the city of Springfield stagnated without direct access to this important transportation resource (Graham 1978b:2-3).
-	Springfield population was 649.	+
		+	*Springfield population was 649.
	[[Category:Springfield]] [[Category:Eugene]]		[[Category:Springfield]] [[Category:Eugene]]

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1871.

• In 1871, the Oregon and California Railroad bypassed Springfield in favor of Eugene after a group of Eugene businessmen paid railroad financier Ben Holladay $48,000 to reroute the line. While Eugene prospered, the city of Springfield stagnated without direct access to this important transportation resource (Graham 1978b:2-3).

• Springfield population was 649.