In the winter of 1838-1839, ten groups of the Cherokee Nation utilized the valuable water resources from fourteen springs at what is now Hidden Waters Nature Park in Marshfield, Missouri, a verified trail segment of the Trail of Tears. The park, on Historic Route 66, also includes the Callaway Cabin circa 1853, where Parham and Nancy Callaway raised 13 children in a 16 by 18 foot building, offering a glimpse of Ozarks family life in the 1800's. Its fourteen springs form the headwaters of the West Fork of the Niangua River. In 1880, a tornado struck the park's current location, and the story holds that the storm caused springs to suddenly rise to the surface, though it is more likely that strong winds blew away vines and debris that had covered them. Hidden Waters Nature Park was conceived in 1998 when Dan and Zoann Beckner purchased three acres in the heart of Marshfield that had been subdivided for housing, developed trails, bridges, and ponds, and, with help from city alderman Jack Watters, saw the city officially establish the park in 2003. Marshfield, the county seat of Webster County, was named for Daniel Webster and his home in Marshfield, Massachusetts; settlers first came in the early 1850s, the town was formally established in 1856, a railroad was built through town in 1872, and the devastating Marshfield Cyclone struck on April 18, 1880, nearly leveling the town before survivors rebuilt.