Springfield

Springfield, city, Lane county, western Oregon, U.S., on the Willamette River at its confluence with the McKenzie River, adjacent to Eugene. Once the territory of the Kalapuya people, the area was settled in 1848 by Elias and Mary Briggs and named for the spring near their home site. It is an industrial and lumbering center producing plywood, ethyl alcohol, plastics, electronic components, corrugated cardboard, and fiberboard. Diversified agriculture includes dairy and poultry farming. Springfield is...