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WELCOME

TO BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT!

Bridgeport is the most populous city in Connecticut, located in and the former
county seat of Fairfield County and is the core of the Greater Bridgeport area.
The city is part of the NY combined statistical area and is the 5th largest city
in New England. Nicknamed The Park City, B-Port or The Port, Bridgeport has
more than 2.5 million visitors each year and the downtown is CT’s largest and
most diverse sports and entertainment centers. There’s something downtown
for everyone, from professional and top-ranked college sports teams, world-

class entertainers, plays, musicals, symphonies, festivals and more, it’s all
happening right here.

The city is marked by its attachment to its famous resident, the circus-
promoter and once mayor P.T. Barnum. Barnum built three houses in the city,
and housed his circus in town during winters.

Other than Black Rock and parts of Brooklawn which were originally part of
Fairfield, Bridgeport was originally a part of the Town of Stratford. In 1800,
the borough of Bridgeport was chartered, and in 1821 the township was
incorporated. The city was not chartered until 1836.

Located on the Long Island Sound, Bridgeport’s location on the deep Black
Rock Harbor supported shipbuilding and whaling endeavors in the mid 19th
century. Bridgeport’s advantageous geographic location encouraged the early
settlers to shift from agrarian to mercantile and manufacturing pursuits.

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