The history of Bridgeport, Connecticut was, in the late 17th and most of the 18th century, one of land acquisitions from the native inhabitants, farming and fishing. From the mid-18th century to the m
Eastern View of Bridgeport, Con. by John Warner Barber (1837)
Waldemere, Barnum's Residence after 1869
Union Metallic Cartridge plant, before 1917
Bridgeport Brass WWII poster
Seaside Park (Connecticut)
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Seaside Park, located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, is a 2.5-mile long crescent-shaped park bordering Bridgeport Harbor, Long Island Sound, and Black Rock Harbor. The park lies within Bridgeport's South
History of Bridgeport, Connecticut
…park along Long Island Sound and Black Rock Harbor began. By 1864, Barnum and other residents had donated approximately 35 acres (140,000 m2) to create Seaside Park, gradually increased to about 100 acres (400,000 m2) by 1884. In 1878, James W. Beardsley, a wealthy farmer, donated over 100 acres (400,000 m2) of…
Perry Memorial Arch
Seaside Park, before 1886
P. T. Barnum Monument, sculpted by Thomas Ball in 1887, and placed at Seaside Park in 1893.