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Bridgeport (inhabited place) |
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| Lat: 41 10 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 41.1667 decimal degrees |
| Long: 073 12 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -73.2000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located on Long Island Sound at mouth of Pequonnock River in SW Connecticut; incorporated as a borough in 1800; later named Bridgeport in reference to drawbridge over river; changed from agrarian to manufacturing center due to harbor's strategic location. |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled in 1639 |
| city (C) |
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since 1836 |
| port (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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produces machinery, automotive parts, metal goods, hardware & munitions |
| manufacturing center (C) |
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for consumer goods, plastics, electrical & transportation equipment, sewing machines, pharmaceuticals & radios |
| educational center (C) |
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includes University of Bridgeport, Bridgeport Engineering Institute, Sacred Heart University & Housatonic Community College |
| cultural center (C) |
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includes Barnum Museum noted for circus memorabilia from PT Barnum, who was a past mayor & a circus entertainment producer |
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