Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA
1895 - Bridgeport

Bridgeport, a city, seaport, and one of the capitals of Fairfield co., Conn., is on a small inlet of Long Island Sound, at the mouth of Pequonnock River, and on the New York & New Haven Railroad, 57 miles N.E. of New York, 17 miles W.S.W. of New Haven, and 53 miles S.S.W. of Hartford. It is the south terminus of the Housatonic Railroad, connecting it with Pittsfield, Mass., and of the Naugatuck Railroad, which extends to Winsted. It has a safe harbor for small vessels, and has considerable coasting trade. In the northwest part of the town is an eminence called Golden Hill, which commands a beautiful view of the sound and is occupied by many elegant residences. Bridgeport contains about 40 churches, 5 national banks, several savings banks, and printing-offices which issue 4 daily, 1 semi weekly, and 3 weekly newspapers, one of which last is in German. Here are extensive manufactures of carriages, sewing-machines, hardware, machinery, leather, ammunition or projectiles, woollen goods, plush, aluminum, bronze, and heavy forgings, etc. Steamboats ply daily between this port and New York. Bridgeport is a port of entry. It has fine public parks, and a system of street railways. In 1890 this was the third city of the state in population. Pop. in 1880, 27,643; in 1890, 48,866.

Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World Containing Notices of Over One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Places ... Joseph Thomas January 1, 1895 J.B. Lippincott

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