Fort Springfield
Fort Springfield
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Location Information
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Fort Springfield is the main military compound in Springfield and former Civil War battlefield.
History
When Principal Skinner was a sergeant for the US Army, he worked for Fort Springfield.[1]
The government once closed Fort Springfield, which devastated the city's liquor and prostitution industries. This, in turn, lead the entire city into an economic slump, with record unemployment rates. It was because of this, that the city decided to legalize gambling, to help recover from the slump.[2]
During a field trip to Fort Springfield, students from Springfield Elementary School visited the historic Civil War battlefield to take part in an educational tour and observe a reenactment of a battle fought there. After learning that admission fees had increased beyond the school's budget, school officials attempted to let the students watch the reenactment from outside the designated viewing area. When the reenactors discovered this, they chased the group from the site, forcing the students to flee and quickly board their bus to leave the fort.[3]
Appearances
Episode – "Homer at the Bat" (Softball team seen)- Episode – "Lisa the Beauty Queen"
- Episode – "$pringfield (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Legalized Gambling)"
- Episode – "Homer Loves Flanders"
- Episode – "Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song"
- Episode – "The PTA Disbands"
References
