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benglish11
1081 days ago
I think they chose Springfield specifically because how generic a name it was. It is a very common name across many states (might be the most common place name in the US). Groening is from Oregon though.
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mrguyorama
1080 days ago
The US has more Springfields than it has states:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Springfield_(toponym)
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