Dr. Edward M. Shepard of Drury College was instrumental in leading the University Club to place markers throughout the county denoting sites of historical interest starting in 1921. The markers were provided by various agencies and organizations in the community. Dr. Shepard saw the placement of 20 such markers before his death in 1934. Most of these markers are still in place today and available to those in the community who want to establish a sense of history. The following links show where those markers are located, what they look like today, what they looked like then (when possible) and what it is they commemorate. Take a look.

• 1. First Settlement in Greene County
• 2. First Settlement in Springfield
• 3. Schoolcraft's Camp
• 4. First Millsite in Southwest Missouri
• 5. First School in Springfield
• 6. First School in Greene County
• 7. First Store in Southwest Missouri
• 8. First Classical Academy in the Southwest
• 9. First Church in Greene County
• 10. First Religious Services in Southwest Missouri
• 11. Kickapoo Indian Village
• 12. Grant Beach Park World War I Monument
• 13. Indian Mounds
• 14. Wilson's Creek Battlefield
• 15. First Cabin in Springfield
• 16. Fort Ancient
• 17. Zagonyi's Charge
• 18. Butterfield Overland Stage
• 19. First Post Office in Springfield
• 20. First Religious Service in Greene County Area
• 21. History of Springfield Public Square