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Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
Seaside Park
Seaside Park, located in Bridgeport, Connecticut, is a 2.5-mile (4.0 km) long crescent-shaped park bordering Bridgeport Harbor, Long Island Sound, and Black Rock Harbor. wikipedia
"...Bridgeport's most famous resident, the 19th century circus impresario P.T. Barnum is largely responsible for the development of the park. Once pasture land, wood lots and salt marshes, Barnum envisioned the first marine “rural” park in the United States..." bridgeportct.gov
"...By 1864, P. T. Barnum and other residents had donated approximately 35 acres (14 ha) to create Seaside Park, gradually increased to about 100 acres (40 ha) by 1884..." wikipedia.org
