There's the famous house in Springfield's Forest Park, and then there's the man of the house. And Everett Barney was quite a man. His revolutionary invention, mass produced right here in Springfield, ...
SPRINGFIELD - It was 125 years ago - June 3, 1890 - that Everett Barney donated 178 acres of land to the city that served as the beginning of Forest Park, and local officials marked the occasion with ...