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 == Legacy ==
 === Fame today ===
-Springfield had many famous quotations, such as "A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man," and was well known for his figurative and literal silver tongue. He also wore a coonskin cap.
+Springfield had many famous quotations, such as "A noble spirit [[Made-up_words#Embiggen|embiggens]] the smallest man," and was well known for his figurative and literal silver tongue. He also wore a coonskin cap.
 The [[Springfield Historical Society]], headed by [[Hollis Hurlbut]], is devoted to the study of the town's history, especially Jebediah's. Hurlbut, who was aware of Springfield's true background, kept the truth hidden.

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 |job = Town Founder and Hero<br>Pirate
-|relatives = '''Mother:''' [[Olive Springfield]]<br>'''Father:''' [[Ned Springfield]]<br>'''Siblings:''' 16 unnamed<br>'''Children:'''[[Obadiah Springfield|Obadiah]] and [[Zechariah Springfield]] and an unnamed daughter<br>'''Great Grandson:''' [[Jebediah Springfield IV]]
+|relatives = '''Mother:''' [[Olive Springfield]]<br>'''Father:''' [[Ned Springfield]]<br>'''Siblings:''' 16 unnamed<br>'''Children:''' [[Obadiah Springfield|Obadiah]] and [[Zechariah Springfield]] and an unnamed daughter<br>'''Great Grandson:''' [[Jebediah Springfield IV]]
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 == Biography ==
-Jebediah Springfield was born in Axhandle, [[Virginia]], in 1774. His dream was to go west and explore the American frontier. When he was thirteen he left school and started to help his father at the farm, but discovered that he was allergic to soil. He then started to work in a shop that printed fishing almanacs and wrote his own pamphlets. He was hired by a mule skinner named Bucskin Calhoun and learned from him valuable lessons in wilderness survival, navigation and attire.<ref name="history">''[[The Legend of Jebediah Springfield]]''</ref>
+Jebediah Springfield was born in Axhandle, [[Virginia]], in 1774. His dream was to go west and explore the American frontier. When he was thirteen, he left school and started to help his father at the farm, but discovered that he was allergic to soil. He then started to work in a shop that printed fishing almanacs and wrote his own pamphlets. He was hired by a mule skinner named Bucskin Calhoun and learned from him valuable lessons in wilderness survival, navigation, and attire.<ref name="history">''[[The Legend of Jebediah Springfield]]''</ref>
-He later led a band of wagons from Maryland and headed westward with his partner [[Shelbyville Manhattan]] on a quest to find "New Sodom", after misinterpreting a passage of the Bible. They later parted over political differences; Manhattan wanted to found a town where people could marry their own cousins, while Springfield wanted a town devoted to chastity, abstinence, and a flavorless mush he called "root-marm". Manhattan went on to found the rival town of [[Shelbyville]].
+He later led a band of wagons from Maryland and headed westward with his partner [[Shelbyville Manhattan]] on a quest to find "New Sodom," after misinterpreting a passage of the Bible. They later parted over political differences; Manhattan wanted to found a town where people could marry their own cousins, while Springfield wanted a town devoted to chastity, abstinence, and a flavorless mush he called "root-marm." Manhattan went on to found the rival town of [[Shelbyville]].
-Despite Springfield's hero status in modern-day Springfield, many of his famed deeds have come into question under historical examination. On an expedition to Springfield's historic "Fort Springfield", [[Bart Simpson]] uncovered inconsistencies in the Jebediah legend, discovering he accomplished multiple heroic feats on the same day in different and far apart locations.<ref>"[[Whacking Day]]"</ref>
+Despite Springfield's hero status in modern-day Springfield, many of his famed deeds have come into question under historical examination. On an expedition to Springfield's historic "Fort Springfield," [[Bart Simpson]] uncovered inconsistencies in the Jebediah legend, discovering he accomplished multiple heroic feats on the same day in different and far-apart locations.<ref>"[[Whacking Day]]"</ref>
-[[Lisa Simpson]] later proved that "Jebediah Springfield" was in fact a bloodthirsty pirate and enemy of [[George Washington]] named '''Hans Sprungfeld''', who had changed his name in 1796 to hide his identity.<ref name="Iconoclast" /> He wrote his confession on a scrap of paper that formed the "missing piece" of the famously incomplete portrait of George Washington, which he procured when he stepped on the original painting while it was still wet.<ref name="Iconoclast">"[[Lisa the Iconoclast]]"</ref> However, upon seeing the town pride Springfield has for their founder, Lisa decided to keep the discovery to herself.
+[[Lisa Simpson]] later proved that "Jebediah Springfield" was in fact a bloodthirsty pirate and enemy of [[George Washington]] named '''Hans Sprungfeld''', who changed his name in 1796 to hide his identity.<ref name="Iconoclast" /> He wrote his confession on a scrap of paper that formed the "missing piece" of the famously incomplete portrait of George Washington, which he procured when he stepped on the original painting while it was still wet.<ref name="Iconoclast">"[[Lisa the Iconoclast]]"</ref> However, upon seeing the town pride Springfield has for their founder, Lisa decided to keep the discovery to herself.
-A distinguishing characteristic of Sprungfeld was his prosthetic silver tongue, which was built to replace his real tongue which was bitten off by a Turkish pirate during a groghouse fight. According to rumours, the silver tongue is currently in the possession of Mayor Quimby, who uses it as a paperweight.<ref>''[[The Simpsons Guide to Springfield]]''</ref>
+A distinguishing characteristic of Sprungfeld was his prosthetic silver tongue, which was built to replace his real tongue, which was bitten off by a Turkish pirate during a groghouse fight. According to rumors, the silver tongue is currently in the possession of Mayor Quimby, who uses it as a paperweight.<ref>''[[The Simpsons Guide to Springfield]]''</ref>
 === Death ===
-Springfield is said to have dramatically killed a bear with his bare hands, though revisionist historians have determined the bear in fact probably killed him in 1831.<ref name=Wall>''[[Wall or Nothing]]''</ref> The only witness was Ian McTauge.<ref name="history"/> A statue depicting Springfield's victory stands in the center of the Springfield town square, in front of the city hall. His secret will contains a confession that he was suffering from then fatal diphtheria and according to [[Lisa Simpson]]'s research, he died of this illness. The will also reveals that the untameable buffalo he was believed to have tamed was already tame and that he merely shot it.<ref name="Iconoclast"/> After he died his two sons, [[Obadiah Springfield|Obadiah]] and [[Zechariah Springfield]], split the city in two parts.<ref name="Wall"/>
+Springfield is said to have dramatically killed a bear with his bare hands, though revisionist historians have determined the bear in fact probably killed him in 1831.<ref name=Wall>''[[Wall or Nothing]]''</ref> The only witness was Ian McTauge.<ref name="history"/> A statue depicting Springfield's victory stands in the center of the Springfield town square, in front of the city hall. His secret will contains a confession that he was suffering from then-fatal diphtheria, and according to [[Lisa Simpson]]'s research, he died of this illness. The will also reveals that the untameable buffalo he was believed to have tamed was already tame and that he merely shot it.<ref name="Iconoclast"/> After he died, his two sons, [[Obadiah Springfield|Obadiah]] and [[Zechariah Springfield]], split the city in two parts.<ref name="Wall"/>
 == Legacy ==
 === Fame today ===
-Springfield had many famous quotations, such as "A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man", and was well known for his figurative and literal silver tongue. He also wore a coonskin cap.
+Springfield had many famous quotations, such as "A noble spirit embiggens the smallest man," and was well known for his figurative and literal silver tongue. He also wore a coonskin cap.
-The [[Springfield Historical Society]], headed by [[Hollis Hurlbut]], is devoted to the study of the town's history, specially Jebediah's. Hurlbut, who is aware of Springfield's true background, keeps the truth hidden.
+The [[Springfield Historical Society]], headed by [[Hollis Hurlbut]], is devoted to the study of the town's history, especially Jebediah's. Hurlbut, who was aware of Springfield's true background, kept the truth hidden.
 [[File:The Simpsons-Jebediah Springfield.png|thumb|The statue]]
 === Dedications ===
-The Springfield Marathon commemorates an occasion on which Springfield ran across six states in order to avoid his creditors.
+The Springfield Marathon commemorates an occasion on which Springfield ran across six states in order to avoid his creditors.{{cn}}
 === Statue head ===
-The [[Statue of Jebediah Springfield|statue]] was once beheaded with a hacksaw by Bart Simpson, who thought that it would make him more popular. In reality, the town became depressed and angry, leaving Bart to endure "The Tell-Tale Heart"-style guilt before he returned the head to its rightful place.<ref name="The Telltale Head"/> It appears that whilst the head is back in its rightful place it has never been properly re-attached, as it frequently falls off.
+The [[Statue of Jebediah Springfield|statue]] was once beheaded with a hacksaw by Bart Simpson, who thought that it would make him more popular. In reality, the town became depressed and angry, leaving Bart to endure "The Tell-Tale Heart"-style guilt before he returned the head to its rightful place.<ref name="The Telltale Head"/>
 === Later legacy ===

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