page_title: Cassville, Missouri
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Cassville, Missouri / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Mural in Cassville, MO
context_page_description: Cassville is a city in Flat Creek Township, Barry County, Missouri, United States. According to the 2010 census the population of Cassville was 3,266. It was estimated to be 3,290 by the City of Cassville as of July 1, 2019. Cassville is one of the primary markets and job centers for an estimated 14,000 people living in the surrounding area. It is the county seat of Barry County.
context_section_description: The land which would be called Cassville was platted in 1845. A post office was set up the same year. The community was named after Lewis Cass, a former United States Senator and Secretary of War. Cassville was incorporated on March 3, 1847.
  Cassville served as the secessionist capital of Missouri for one week from October 31 to November 7, 1861. This ended abruptly when Confederate forces were pushed further south by the Union. The Battle of Pea Ridge later secured Missouri for the Union.
  The city was connected by rail via the Cassville & Exeter Railroad from July 4, 1896 to September 11, 1956.
  The Cassville Ranger Station Historic District, Natural Bridge Archaeological Site, and six sites in Roaring River State Park are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
caption: WPA mural, Flora and Fauna of the Region by Edward Winter, in Cassville post office
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