Simpson’s Springfield is in Oregon

Wednesday, 11 April 2012 | by Pat's Picks

“It’s our Springfield” declares the front page of the Eugene Register-Guard this morning. After keeping his lips sealed for decades, Simpsons creator Matt Groening finally admitted that he was thinking about Springfield, Oregon when he created the show. Groening told Smithsonian Magazine that he intentionally chose a common name so that everyone would think it was their Springfield.

SOURCE: Eugene Register-Guard