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| − | state=[[Springfield's State|North Takoma]]| very close to Michigan, Oregon, New Jersey & Texas.
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| − | county=[[Springfield County]]<ref>{{cite episode|title=Dog of Death|episodelink=Dog of Death|series=The Simpsons|serieslink=The Simpsons|credits=Reardon, Jim; Swartzwelder, John|network=Fox Broadcasting Company|airdate=1992-03-12|season=3|number=19}}</ref>|
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| − | founder=[[Jebediah Springfield]]|
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| − | founded=c. 1649 (as Sprungfield), c. 1796 (as Springfield)|
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| − | city motto="A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man"|
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| − | area code=939 and 636<ref>[[A Tale of Two Springfields]]</ref>|
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| − | '''Springfield''' is the city where the Simpson family live. It is located near [[Shelbyville]], [[Capital City]], [[Ogdenville]], and [[North Havenbrook]] in [[Springfield's State|a state whose name is never mentioned]]. The evidence is sufficiently contradictory that it cannot be identified with a specific state. Its population is estimated to be about 30,720. It is known as a twin city to [[Shelbyville]].
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| − | Founded in 1796 by Jebediah Springfield, a.k.a [[Jebediah Springfield|Hans Sprungfeld,]] and a band of fiercely determined pioneers out of Maryland who set off after misinterpreting a passage in the bible, Springfield seems to be a small city rather than a megalopolis. Its features include one [[Springfield Nuclear Power Plant|nuclear power plant]]; two elementary schools; a minor league baseball allstar stadium; an airport; a harbor; a downtown district; a large tire fire yard; a ghetto; a Russian district; its own Little Italy; several specialized shopping districts, [[Moe's Tavern|Moe's]]; and Barney's Bowl-A-Rama.
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| − | Springfield's nearest neighboring town is Shelbyville. There is a strong rivalry between the towns, dating back to a rivalry between their founders—Jebediah Springfield and [[Shelbyville Manhattan]]. Manhattan wanted to found a city where men were free to marry their cousins, but Springfield refused to allow it, so Shelbyville was founded as a rival town.<ref>[[Lemon of Troy]]</ref> The story of the dispute between Jebediah Springfield and Shelbyville Manhattan contains faint references to the historical stories of the deal between Asa Lovejoy and William Overton to file a land claim, and the dispute between Lovejoy and Francis W. Pettygrove over the name of Portland, Oregon.
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| − | == History ==
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| − | [[File:The_Simpsons-Jebediah_Springfield.png|thumb|209px|The Statue of Jebediah Springfield]]
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| − | Springfield originally existed before 1649 as Sprynge-Fielde, founder and foundation period unknown.
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| − | In its early days, the city was the target of many Native American Indian raids, and to this day many forts and trading posts remain (including Fort Springfield and Fort Sensible). It was also the site of two battles during the American Civil War.
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| − | The second (or official) founder of Springfield was pioneer Jebediah Springfield, widely celebrated in the town as a brave and proud American hero. He famously once killed a bear with his bare hands, and this deed is immortalized in a bronze statue in front of the city hall. However, revisionist historians have since determined that the bear in fact probably killed Springfield, and not vice-versa. The town motto "a noble spirit embiggens the smallest man" is attributed to Jebediah. [[Lisa Simpson]] later discovered that Jebediah Springfield was in fact Hans Sprungfeld, a murderous pirate and enemy of George Washington, but eventually decided that the myth of Springfield should be preserved and did not reveal her findings.<ref>[[Lisa the Iconoclast]]</ref>
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| − | In the mid-20th century, the city reached perhaps the pinnacle of its success when it became the home of the Aquacar, a car which could be driven in water like a boat. At this point, the city's streets were literally paved with gold. But unfortunately, this economy collapsed when it was discovered that the Aquacar was prone to spontaneous explosion after 600 miles and/or knots.<ref>Are We There Yet? The Simpsons: Guide to Springfield</ref> The town has never really recovered from this tragedy (the gold was reportedly shipped to the Sultan of Brunei to encase one of his many elephant herds), but some heavy industry remains in the town, including factories for [[Ah, Fudge! Factory|Ah, Fudge!]] chocolate, Southern Cracker, fireworks, candy, crackers, and boxes, as well as a [[Ajax Steel Mill|steel mill]].
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| − | During [[Homer Simpson|Homer Simpson's]] tenure as Springfield's Sanitation Commissioner, however, the whole town was relocated "five miles down the road" and reformed, as the previous location had become flooded with garbage and waste due to Homer's allowing other cities to dump their garbage into the mines that run under the town. Mysteriously, the move was only mentioned once: when Lisa remarked with surprise that they even allowed the Casino to come with them when they moved the town while watching its demolition.<ref>''[[Viva Ned Flanders]]''</ref>
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| − | Springfield was nearly chosen as the host for the Summer Olympic Games, but [[Bart Simpson]]'s antics angered representatives from the IOC.<ref>[[The Old Man and the "C" Student]]</ref> It was also nearly awarded an NFL franchise team,The Springfield Meltdowns, but [[Abraham Simpson]] attacked the commissioner - mistaking him for a burglar - while he was trying to use the Simpsons' phone.
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| − | Bart accidentally moons the U.S. flag, and the Simpsons appear on a talk show to explain the matter. However, the show's host makes it appear that Springfield hates America. When the rest of the U.S. reciprocates this loathing, Mayor Quimby changes the name of Springfield to "Liberty-Ville". An enormous patriotic craze ensues, wherein all items are priced at $ 17.76, even houses.<ref>[[Bart-Mangled Banner]]</ref>
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| − | The town has split at least twice. Once based on area code changes, into [[New Springfield]] and [[Olde Springfield]].
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| − | At one point in the town's history, gambling was legalized due to an economic slump. To attract more people into the town, Springfield legalized gay marriage.
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| − | [[Lisa Simpson]] and [[Colin]] spearheaded an effort to clean Lake Springfield, which was heavily polluted. After a townwide cleanup, the lake was polluted again single handily by [[Homer Simpson]], who dumped a large silo of "pig crap" into the lake, polluting it to unsurpassed levels. To keep the pollution from spreading to other towns, [[Russ Cargill]], head of the EPA, convinced [[President Arnold Schwarzenegger]] to seal Springfield inside a gigantic dome (built by a company owned by Cargill) .
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| − | During that time, the town fell into ruin and was plagued by power shortages ([[Mr Burns]] refused to give free power) and lack of supplies. The town was trapped under the dome for more than 93 days. The dome was later destroyed by [[Homer]] and [[Bart]] Simpson, and the town was repaired and rebuilt.
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| − | Springfield eventually fell into a [[The Bob Next Door|massive economic crisis]] that resulted in several large cutbacks, as well as forcing several of the citizens to move to Detroit to find better job opportunities.
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| − | Springfield's geography includes big Mountains maybe part of Rocky Mountains and a lot of hills, [[Springfield Gorge|gorges]], giant redwood trees, a desert, a forest, lakes, rivers and a volcano. It is located on the coast of a large body of water, possibly an ocean. It has also been stated that "West Springfield" is 3 times the size of Texas, and looks exactly like Texas in shape.
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| − | Major geographic features include [[Springfield Gorge]], [[Springfield National Forest]], [[Mt. Springfield]], [[Springfield Harbor]], Springfield Badlands, the Murderhorn, [[Springfield Glacier]], Widow's Peak, and Mt. Carlmore<ref>Simpsons Episodes</ref>.
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| − | The city is divided into a number of districts, including [[Skid Row]], [[Lower East Side]] (a Jewish district), [[Springfield Heights]], Bum Town, [[East Springfield]], [[Recluse Ranch Estates]], [[Junkieville]], [[Pressboard Estates]], [[South Street Squidport]], [[Little Newark]], [[Crackton]], a [[Russian District|Russian district]], [[West Springfield]], [[Tibet Town]], [[Waverly Hills]],[[Little Italy]], and a [[Gay District|gay district]]. For a brief period, Springfield divided itself into two cities, Olde Springfield and New Springfield, on the basis of an area code division. Wealthy Olde Springfield, with Mayor Quimby, anchorman Kent Brockman, and bullies such as [[Nelson Muntz]], was separated from the rest of Springfield by a wall that was erected by poor New Springfield. Mayor Quimby maintained control of Olde Springfield while [[Homer Simpson]] ran New Springfield. The cities were later re-united through a concert by The Who.
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| − | The city's Main Street is in a pitiful state of disrepair, owing to citizens driving along it while carrying excessively heavy weights and leaving snow chains on their tires after the snow has melted. Some of the potholes have become so wide that entire cars and trucks can (and have) fallen into them.<ref>[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]</ref>
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| − | Towns near Springfield include [[North Haverbrook]], [[Shelbyville]], [[Ogdenville]], [[Brockway]] and [[Cranford]].
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| − | Springfield is located in an area that receives rain and snow. Most of the time the skies are blue and mostly sunny.
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| − | Springfield is also subject to a number of natural disasters including avalanches, earthquakes, acid rain, floods, hurricanes, lightning strikes, tornadoes, and volcanic eruptions.
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| − | Visitors from elsewhere are advised to constantly wear radiation suits and carry Geiger counters, since the city is perhaps the most radioactive in the U.S. This is because the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant was built during an incredibly lax period for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in which the plant's nuclear core was surrounded not by several layers of protective concrete and graphite but by ordinary plaster with a horseshoe hanging from a nail. Also, management apparently gives employees benefits for storing nuclear waste in buildings; in some episodes, barrels of waste have been seen in the Simpsons' basement. Also perhaps due to this, the book reports that international law forbids shipping produce from Springfield; those who do venture into a local supermarket or farmer's market may find that it gives off a barely audible hum. Springfield is also 'proudly' home to the state's largest tire fire, which has been continuously burning for approximately 42 years, which does nothing to improve the air quality.
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| − | It's rather apparent that Springfielders couldn't care less about the environment. Even the mention of the word can cause one of the town resident's to pass out from boredom, or at least slam the door in the face of plucky little girls concerned about the state of their town without a second thought, or even throw anything they can get their hands on at the Green Day raft just for saying that they wanted to talk about it.
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| − | The geographic location of Springfield is never stated, but Springfield is generally considered to depict, in a lampooning manner, "bread-and-butter" Middle America, culturally somewhere between a suburb and a small town. Springfieldians are not, for the most part, cosmopolitan, and most are of lower-middle to middle income.
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| − | The "small-town nastiness" of Springfield is made evident by a benighted tradition of "snake-whacking" whereby, annually, Springfieldians bludgeon snakes to death. Lisa Simpson a liberal, disgusted by this activity, encourages the people of Springfield to quit the tradition with the aid of soul singer Barry White.
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| − | Springfieldians have a very bad reputation. As described by Dr. Hibbert, it is a town where the smartest have no power and the stupidest run everything. A fairly accurate statement considering that the offices of police chief and mayor respectively are run by clearly incompetent and corrupt individuals, those, those few who are competent in official positions are soon removed for other incompetents, such as former trash commissioner Ray Paterson being kicked out of office to be replaced by Homer Simpson. TIME magazine once did a cover story on Springfield entitled "America's Worst City," and Newsweek has referred to the city as "America's Crud Bucket.", the town actually has a billboard saying it is the "Meanest town in America." Most citizens are very stupid, overweight, and also quick to anger, though it should be noted that Shelbyville residents are even stupider and more backwards. There is a riot almost every month. Springfield also has a strange smell that is uncomfortable to new residents. It is usually about six weeks before they adjust. Springfield is also the first United States city to abandon the Metric system.
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| − | It is noted by the [[Duff Book of World Records]] as the ''World's Fattest Town''<ref>[[Sweets and Sour Marge]]</ref> which they are quite proud of.
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| − | Springfield is home to people of many races, cultures, and creeds, including European-Americans (the Simpson, Flanders and Van Houten families), African-Americans (the Hibbert family, [[Carl Carlson]]), Latinos (Bumblebee Man), South Asians (Apu and his family, "Two Guys From Kabul") and East Asians (Cookie Kwan, Akira).
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| − | There is a large gap between wealthy citizens (such as [[Krusty the Clown]] and Mr. Burns), and poor citizens (Nelson Muntz, [[Cletus Spuckler|Cletus the Slack-Jawed Yokel]]). Population is about 40,000.
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| − | There are a surprising number of prisons in Springfield, including Springfield Penitentiary, [[Springwood Minimum Security Prison]], Springfield Women's Prison, [[Springfield Juvenile Correctional Facility|Springfield Juvenile Correctional Facility and]] Montgomery Burns State Penitentiary. In one episode there were even jail cells in classrooms of [[Springfield Elementary School]]. The [[Springfield Police Department]], led by Police Chief [[Clancy Wiggum]], is a largely corrupt and incompetent organization, according to Wiggum they only have enough manpower to enforce the last three laws passed, another time [[Lou]] pointed out that he, Wiggum and [[Eddie]] were the entire police force. There was also a time in the town's history where the police duties were handed over from the Springfield Police Department over to a private security company called Springshield which was run by Homer Simpson with the help of his friends Lenny and Carl who did a far better job. Most [[Springfield Mafia|organized crime]] in town is controlled by mob boss [[Fat Tony]], however the Yakuza are present in smaller numbers.
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| − | Springfield boasts an [[Springfield Opera House|opera house]], an outdoor amphitheater, an arbortoreum, a vibrant jazz scene and was mentioned as the entertainment capital of its state. There is also an unusually high number of museums, including Springfield Museum (which features the world's largest cubic zirconia), Springfield Knowledgeum, [[Springfield Museum of Natural History]], [[Springfield Natural History Museum]], Springsonian Museum, and a stamp museum. Springfield once had the [[Springfield Concert Hall]], but it was closed down after the first two measures of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony and turned into the Montgomery Burns State Penitentiary. Springfield has two movie theatres: the [[Aztec Theater]] and the Springfield Googleplex Theatres. It also has a drive in theater called the Springfield Drive-in.
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| − | The city paper is ''[[The Springfield Shopper]]'', and the most popular TV station is [[KBBL-TV]] ([[Channel 6]]), with [[Kent Brockman]], [[Scott Christian]] and [[Arnie Pie]] on the news, [[Krusty]] the Clown and [[Sideshow Mel]] doing shows, and [[Bill and Marty|Bill & Marty]] on the radio. Alternatively, '''Channel Ocho''' is a Spanish language/Latino channel featuring [[Bumblebee Man]].
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| − | [[File:Churchh.jpg|thumb|right|The first church of Springfield.]]
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| − | Religion and faith plays a large role in Springfieldian society. The largest church community appears to be the [[First Church of Springfield]], a Presbylutheran church headed by Reverend [[Timothy Lovejoy]]. There is also a synagogue (led by Rabbi [[Hyman Krustofski]]), a mosque, a Catholic church (The Notre Dame of Springfield), an Episcopal church (with vibrating pews) and a Buddhist temple. Apu, a Hindu, has a statue of the god Ganesh in the Kwik-E-Mart.
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| − | Once, many Springfieldians joined a cult known as Movementarianism, but soon left after it was revealed as a fraud.<ref>[[The Joy of Sect]]</ref> According to Reverend Lovejoy, there is also an alliance of people who split off from the Presbyterians to worship an Inanimate Carbon Rod.<ref>"The Simpsons: Guide to Springfield"</ref> Lenny Leonard, Carl Carlson and Lisa Simpson are practicing Buddhists. There is also a Stonecutters Lodge (currently re-named as "The Ancient Society of No-Homers"), of which practically every male in the city (minus Homer Simpson) is a member.
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| − | The town government is secular. In 1963, a law was passed which banned praying on city property. Another episode featured a convict who was imprisoned for erecting a nativity scene on city property. Superintendent Chalmers fired new Principal Ned Flanders when he overhears him saying "thank the Lord" over the PA system.<ref>In "Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song"</ref>
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| − | There are a number of sports teams and sports arenas: the [[Springfield Isotopes]], a baseball team (which once threatened to move to Albuquerque, New Mexico), the Springfield Speedway, a monster truck rally (featuring Truckasaurus), the [[Springfield Atoms]] football team, the Springfield Stun arena football team, the Springfield Ice-O-topes hockey team, the Association of Springfield Semi-Pro Boxers, and a [[Springfield Downs|dog track]]. It also use to have a bull fighting ring. There was also once the Mr. Burns Basketball Stadium which was neglected and subsequently converted into a colossal Bee Hive. [[Springfield curling team]] managed to get to the Vancouver Winter Olympics and win gold.
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| − | [[File:Kwikemart.jpg|thumb|right|The Evergreen Terrace Kwik-E-Mart.]]
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| − | [[Evergreen Terrace]] is the main district in the Simpsons. It is where many of the families live. The Simpsons live on [[742 Evergreen Terrace]]. It is home to the [[Kwik-E-Mart]].
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| − | [[West Springfield]] is apparently three times the size of Texas. It is mostly barren, save for some farmland and oil rigs. It is here that [[Homer Simpson]] and [[Lenny Leonard]] got an oil rig job.
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| − | [[Recluse Ranch Estates]] is the upperclass rich district of Springfield.
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| − | Major industries include nuclear power, heavy manufacturing, [[Duff Beer]], and retail. Many of Springfield's stores are located in the [[Springfield Mall]].
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| − | The anthem was in the comic [[Growing Pains]]. Lisa, Bart, Milhouse, and Terri sing it. It goes like this- "Oh, Springfield,oh Springfield, with your remaining greenery. Oh Springfield, oh Springfield, we love your adequate scenery. We love your air, though it is gray. We try to breathe it, anyway. Oh Springfield, oh Springfield, our dying town we love!
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| − | == Infrastructure ==
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| − | === Government ===
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| − | [[File:joeq.png|thumb|right|Mayor Joe Quimby]]
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| − | The current mayor of Springfield is Joe Quimby, a sleazy womanizing politician whose served at least 5 consecutive terms as mayor unopposed, he once admitted to using the town treasury to fund the murder of his enemies. He was briefly thrown out in favor of [[Sideshow Bob]], but was later re-instated when Bob was impeached for electoral fraud. His post was threatened by a recall election, but none of the new candidates gained enough of the vote to oust him since the lead candidate who was most voted for was disqualified from the election.
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| − | When the mayor briefly skipped town due to missing lottery funds, the town's MENSA chapter (Lisa Simpson, Dr. Hibbert, Lindsey Naegle, Comic Book Guy and Prof. Frink) technocracy took over. They changed clocks to metric time, eliminated the green lights from stoplights, and put the city on the top 300 US cities. It was 299th, above East Saint Louis, Illinois <ref>[[They Saved Lisa's Brain]]</ref>.
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| − | In the United States House of Representatives, Springfield was represented by Congressman Bob Arnold, who was later expelled for taking bribes. Horace Wilcox is stated to have been congressman since 1933 <ref>[[Mr. Spritz Goes to Washington]]</ref>. After Wilcox's death, Krusty the Clown runs for Congress as a Republican, and wins. He is still seen as a representative <ref>[[The Ziff Who Came To Dinner]]</ref>.
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| − | ==== Laws, Statutes, and Propositions ====
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| − | Gambling is legal in Springfield, as is gay marriage <ref>[[There's Something About Marrying]]</ref>, trade in children and fishing with dynamite. For a brief time, prohibition was brought back ("spirituous beverages are hereby prohibited in Springfield under penalty of catapult")<ref>[[Homer vs. the Eighteenth Amendment]]</ref>. An unusual law from 200 years prior dictates that all ducks must wear long pants.
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| − | As is with many other towns there are a number of unusual and outdated statutes in Springfield and its town charter, including "the chief constable shall receive one pig every month and two comely lasses of virtue true," "it is illegal to mail threatening letters and to put squirrels down your pants for the purposes of gambling," and "five kicks of the same can shall be considered illegally transporting litter <ref>[[The Seven-Beer Snitch]]</ref>." The Town Charter also stated that Springfield's mayor, after election, cannot be removed from office... except by a recall election.
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| − | Proposition 24, which would deport all illegal immigrants from Springfield, passed with 95% of the public's support <ref>[[Much Apu About Nothing]]</ref>, but was overruled at some point. Marge and her family successfully lobby to get Proposition 242, a "Families Come First" grassroots voter initiative.
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| − | === Education ===
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| − | [[File:SpringfieldElementary3.jpg|thumb|right|Springfield Elemtary School]]
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| − | There are quite a number of public and private schools in Springfield, including two elementary schools (Springfield Elementary School & East Springfield Elementary School), junior high school, high school and [[The Enriched Learning Center for Gifted Children]]. There are also a number of colleges, including Springfield A&M, Krusty's Clown College<ref>[[Homie the Clown]]</ref>, the University of Springfield, and the unfortunately named Springfield Heights Institute of Technology. A full list of education institutions in Springfield can be found [http://snpp.com/guides/city.profile.html#4 here].
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| − | Springfield has many museums, such as the Springfield Museum of Natural History and the [[Springfield Knowledgeum]]. It has a library and an observatory.
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| − | Springfield has at least one dog obedience school.<ref>[[Bart's Dog Gets an F]]</ref>
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| − | === Transportation ===
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| − | Several highways run through Springfield, including the Michael Jackson Expressway (Interstate Route 401, formerly the Dalai Lama Expressway)<ref>[[Stark Raving Dad]]</ref>, the uncompleted Matlock Expressway <ref>[[Sideshow Bob Roberts]]</ref>, Interstate 95, Route 202, Route 88 (goes through Nelson Muntz's neighborhood) and Rural Route 9. There is also a railroad, and an abandoned aqueduct. A [[Springfield Monorail]] existed for a very brief time before it was shut down after a disastrous maiden voyage<ref>[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]</ref>. It has a street called Main Street which used to have a lot of potholes <ref>[[Marge vs. the Monorail]]</ref>.
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| − | The city bus service provides public transit on the route 22 bus on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; and the 22A bus on Tuesday and Thursday.
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| − | [[File:Airport.png|thumb|right|Springfield International Airport]]
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| − | [[Springfield International Airport]] is the airport that serves Springfield. It has scheduled flights around the US and several other countries including France, Israel, China, the United Kingdom, and Brazil.
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| − | There was once a subway line in Springfield, but it is currently abandoned, most likely because the moving train was capable of causing ground tremors above <ref>[[Postcards From the Wedge]]</ref> .
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| − | A cable-car line was seen in a couple of occasions.
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| − | == Springfield's State ==
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| − | ''See article: [[Springfield's State]]''
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| − | == Appearances ==
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| − | *[[:Category:Episodes|All episodes]]
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| − | == References ==
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| − | == See also ==
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| − | *[[Evergreen Terrace]]
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| − | *[[List of characters from The Simpsons|List of characters from ''The Simpsons'']]
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| − | *[[Springfield's State]]
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| − | == External links ==
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| − | *[http://adn.blam.be/springfield/ Interactive map of Springfield with screen caps]
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| − | *[http://www.naosmm.org/confer/port-or/history.html History of Portland, Oregon] (an influence on the fictional history of Springfield)
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| − | *[http://snpp.com/guides/springfield.list.html The Simpsons Archive: Where Is The Simpsons' Springfield?]
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| − | *[http://www.compuglobalhypermega.net/ CompuGlobalHyperMegaNet], location of The Simpsons being determined by elimination
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| − | *[http://simpsonovi.webz.cz/ Czech Page]
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