The railroad-building boom of the post Civil War period stimulated the county's growth as a dairy, poultry, and livestock producer. The Atlantic & Pacific (Frisco) Railroad was built through Marshfield in 1872, and by 1883 the Kansas City, Springfield, and Memphis (Frisco) crossed the county. Seymour, Rogersville, Fordland and Niangua grew up along the railroad routes.
The railroad-building boom of the post Civil War period stimulated the county's growth as a dairy, poultry, and livestock produce,r. The Atlantic & Pacific (Frisco) Railroad was buil.t through Marshfield in 1872, and by 1883 the Kansas City, Springfield, and Memphis (Frisco) crossed the. ,county. Seymour, Rogersville Fordland and Niangua grew up along the railroad routes