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Springfield, Illinois (view source)
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'''Springfield''' is the capital of the state of [[Illinois]]. As of 2000, its population was just over 110,000.<ref>[http://www.muninetguide.com/states/illinois/municipality/Springfield.php]</ref>
'''Springfield''' is the capital of the state of [[Illinois]]. As of 2000, its population was just over 110,000.<ref>[http://www.muninetguide.com/states/illinois/municipality/Springfield.php]</ref>
==Airport==
Springfield demonstrats how small cities nurtured the growth of commercial aviation during the 1920s. In the face of public apathy and legislative delay, the Chamber of Commerce took the lead in providing a temporary air field for airmail service and arranging for a permanent field for passenger service. It selected sites for airfields, raised funds for field construction and improvements, and publicized the services offered. By 1931 the value of commercial aviation was apparent to the people of Springfield, and the city, with help from the state and federal governments, was ready to assume responsibility for airfield development.<ref> Horace A. Waggoner, "An Alfalfa Field, with Lights, Will Do," ''Aerospace Historian'' 1982 29(1): 13-21,</ref>
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