Bridgeport

Bridgeport (HM1Q7F)

Location: Bridgeport, CT 06604 Fairfield County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 10.594', W 73° 11.428'

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Bridgeport
"The Park City"

The area that is now Bridgeport was settled in the mid-17th century by farmers from the older towns of Stratford and Fairfield. Centers of settlement were Stratfield, present North Avenue; Pembroke, now Old Mill Green; and Newfield, present downtown. The site of Bridgeport was owned by the Pequonnock or Golden Hill band of the Paugussett Indian tribe. In 1695 the settlers of the area established a church, Pequonnock Parish. Newfield was renamed Bridgeport and made a borough of the Town of Stratford in 1800. Bridgeport became an independent town in 1821, and in 1836 was chartered as a city. Municipal bonds helped bring the Housatonic Railroad to Bridgeport. The city's success was due to its location on a good harbor and favorable railroad connections. With the introduction of steam power, harbor commerce was supplanted by manufacturing as the mainstay of the economy.
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Bridgeport was made the county seat of Fairfield County in 1853. By the end of the Civil War, a thriving sewing machine industry had developed. Bridgeport was the birthplace of the midget Tom Thumb, the residence of showman Phineas Taylor Barnum, and the home of his circus winter quarters. Immigrants from many states and countries settled here, found work, built homes and raised families. Manufacturing in this heavily industrialized city aided the Allied cause during two world wars. From 1933 to 1957, local politics were dominated by the Socialist mayor, Jasper McLevy. Large areas of the city underwent urban renewal in the 1960s. Since 1974 the largest city in Connecticut, Bridgeport today is part of the New York metropolitan area, yet remains a city of homes and neighborhoods. Erected by the City of Bridgeport the Bridgeport Public Library and the Connecticut Historical Commission 1981
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HM NumberHM1Q7F
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Year Placed1981
Placed ByCity of Bridgeport, Bridgeport Public Library, Connecticut Historical Commission
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Date Added Saturday, December 26th, 2015 at 5:01pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 651781 N 4559936
Decimal Degrees41.17656667, -73.19046667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 10.594', W 73° 11.428'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 10' 35.64" N, 73° 11' 25.68" W
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Area Code(s)203
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 967-999 Broad St, Bridgeport CT 06604, US
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