Bridgeport (Connecticut) Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
county seat city of Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
About Bridgeport (Connecticut)
Bridgeport is a victim of deindustrialization that has been trying to reinvent itself. After European settlement around 1639 by Roger Ludlow and the English Connecticut Colony and incorporation in 1821, it took off as a manufacturing mecca by the 19th and early 20th centuries, with iron foundries and companies churning out sewing machines, automobiles, ammunition, and numerous other products. The famed showman PT Barnum was mayor here during the time of the Civil War. Since about the 1960s, as industrialization declined and restructured, Bridgeport saw a decline with an accompanying increase in crime. It has attempted to renew itself with service and financial sectors of commerce, and can boast gastronomic exuberance due to all of the various ethnicities that have migrated here.
Top Attractions in Bridgeport (Connecticut)
Explore the best things to see and do in Bridgeport (Connecticut):
- ★Barnum Museum
- ★Beardsley Zoo
- ★Burroughs-Saden Library
- ★Klein Memorial Auditorium
- ★Seaside Park
Bridgeport (Connecticut) Travel Guide Sections
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