Difference between revisions of "Springfield"

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Springfield is a very common place name in the United States. There are populated places called Springfield in 34 states,^[1] including the capital of Illinois. Springfield, Massachusetts is home to Springfield College and the Springfield Armory National Historic Site.

Famous fictional Springfields are depicted in the television series The Simpsons and Guiding Light.

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-'''Springfield''' is a very common place name in the [[United States]]. There are populated places called Springfield in 34 states,<ref>http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/faqs.htm</ref> including the [[capital]] of [[Illinois]].
+'''Springfield''' is a very common place name in the [[United States]]. There are populated places called Springfield in 34 states,<ref>http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/faqs.htm</ref> including the [[capital]] of [[Illinois]].  Springfield, [[Massachusetts]] is home to [[Springfield College]] and the [[Springfield Armory]] National Historic Site.
+There are also Springfields in [[Canada]], the [[United Kingdom]], [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]] and [[South Africa]].
+Famous fictional Springfields are depicted in the television series ''[[The Simpsons]]'' and ''[[Guiding Light]]''.
 ===References===
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+===External links===
+*[http://springfield.ftldesign.com/ List of Springfields with postcard illustrations]
+*[http://www.springfield.il.us/ Official Website of Springfield, Illinois]
+*[http://www.springfieldcityhall.com/COS/ City of Springfield, Massachusetts]
+*[http://www.spfldcol.edu/ Springfield College]
+*[http://www.nps.gov/spar/ Springfield Armory National Historic Site]
+*[http://www.thesimpsons.com ''The Simpsons'']
+*[http://www.cbs.com/daytime/guiding_light/ ''Guiding Light'']