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West Plains
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West Plains

Town and administrative headquarters of Howell County, south Missouri; population (1990) 8,900. It is situated on the Ozark Plateau, 136 km/85 mi southeast of Springfield, and 26 km/16 mi north of the Arkansas state border. The only sizeable city in its region, West Plains has served as a livestock market and distribution point and also produces dairy products, flour, and lumber. Sections of the Mark Twain National Forest are to the northeast and northwest.

The town was laid out in 1858 and was subject to Confederate raids during the Civil War.



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