mansfield: Mansfield, Missouri -- Ozarks Land of Four Seasons --
- 04/25/07 07:10 AM
The separate seasons are MODERATE, clear and wonderful in Ozark Mountain Country.. Fresh as spring, Hot as summer, Crisp as Autum and Chilly Winter are expressions that ring true in the Ozarks. Yet, each season will be unique from year to year, keeping an environmental mystique for us. 2007 was COLD, binding the land in ice during the winter with a early wake up and temperatures in late March and early April that made us think Spring was surely here in spades and maybe moving into summer. People, plants and wildlife all bought into the warm weather. Gardens were plowed and … (0 comments)
mansfield: Mansfield's Claims to Fame
- 04/18/07 06:41 AM
Mansfield was established because someone saw opportunities with the railroad with made this town the mail & freight distribution for several miles north and clear to the Arkansas line to the south.. Founder, F.M. Mansfield was an attorney from Hartville, MO. Hartville was a part of the puzzle of the Civil War with a Class C battle carried on right in the town proper. The area soils and climate of the time was inviting to the production of apples and there were thousands of acres of orchards in the vicinity in the late 1800's. Laura Ingalls Wilder saw an advertisement encouraging … (1 comments)
The separate seasons are MODERATE, clear and wonderful in Ozark Mountain Country.. Fresh as spring, Hot as summer, Crisp as Autum and Chilly Winter are expressions that ring true in the Ozarks. Yet, each season will be unique from year to year, keeping an environmental mystique for us. ;)
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