Fact 1
It is the second most populated Illinois city outside of the Chicago Metropolitan Area.
Fact 2
Springfield and the Sangamon Valley enjoy a strong literary tradition in Abraham Lincoln, Vachel Lindsay, Edgar Lee Masters, John Hay, William H. Herndon, Benjamin P. Thomas, Paul Angle, Virginia Eiffert, Robert Fitzgerald and William Maxwell, among others.
Fact 3
Springfield is known for some prominent food items: the corn dog on a stick is claimed to have been invented in the city under the name “Cozy Dog”, although there is some debate to the origin of the snack.
Is a state in the United States and is located in the Midwestern region.
Was the sixteenth President of the United States from March 1861 until he was assassinated in April 1865.
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