sentences:  The town of Springfield, Vermont, was chosen.In 2016, a "New York Times" study of the 50 TV shows with the most Facebook Likes found that "of all the Springfields in America, ["The Simpsons"] is most popular in Springfields in Virginia, Minnesota and New Jersey, and least popular in Springfields in Louisiana, Arkansas and Georgia".Springfield was founded in 1796 by a group led by Jebediah Springfield (in reality a cover identity for notorious pirate Hans Sprungfeld) who, after misinterpreting a passage in the Bible, left Maryland (which may be a small clue as to depict Springfield's location; not in Maryland) trying to find "New Sodom."