Galloway is a neighborhood of southeast
Springfield,
Missouri
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, United States. Galloway is located in a stream valley approximately one-half mile north of the
U.S. Route 60
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and
U.S. Route 65
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interchange and one mile south of Sequiota Park.
History
A post office called Galloway was established in 1883, and remained in operation until 1943. The community has the name of a
Union Army officer.
From 1945 and into the 1950s, the combined U.S. 60 - U.S. 65 highways passed through Galloway at the southeast entrance to Springfield.
[''Ozark, Missouri,'' 15 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1945]
References
Geography of Springfield, Missouri
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