"when Bridgeport City Hall proved insufficient for both the growing needs of city and county, the Fairfield County Courthouse was built nearby. On Saturday, March 10, 1860, Abraham Lincoln spoke in Washington Hall at Bridgeport City Hall. Not only was the largest room in the city packed, but a crowd formed outside as well. Lincoln received a standing ovation before taking the 9:07 p.m. train that night back to Manhattan. A plaque marks the site where Lincoln spoke. Bridgeport City Hall The old Bridgeport City Hall is located in downtown Bridgeport, Connecticut. The building was built in 1854 as both"
"Bridgeport, Texas Bridgeport is a city in Wise County, Texas, United States. The population was 5,976 at the 2010 census. Bridgeport is located at (33.209319, -97.772440). According to the United States Census Bureau, Bridgeport has a total area of , all land. As of the census of 2000, there were 4,309 people, 1,383 households, and 1,023 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,161.9 people per square mile (448.4/km²). There were 1,515 housing units at an average density of 408.5 per square mile (157.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 79.95% White, 2.65% African American, 0.44% Native"
"Bridgeport, Illinois Bridgeport is a city in Lawrence County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,168 at the 2000 census. Bridgeport is located att (38.710006, -87.758573). According to the 2010 census, Bridgeport has a total area of , of which (or 97.67%) is land and (or 2.33%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 2,168 people, 871 households, and 585 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,024.0 people per square mile (782.3/km²). There were 964 housing units at an average density of 900.0 per square mile (347.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was"
"Bridgeport, West Virginia Bridgeport is a city in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 8,149 at the 2010 census. The town of Bridgeport had its beginning in pre-American Revolutionary War times. In 1764, John Simpson entered the area and gave his name to Simpson Creek. Bridgeport was chartered in 1816. When the town was incorporated in 1887, it established the office of mayor and town council. The city currently employs a City Manager. Bridgeport is home to Meadowbrook Mall, a 100-store regional shopping complex serving North-Central West Virginia. Bridgeport originally got its name from a cartographer's mistake."
"suit in federal court to have the portrait removed, after the Harrison County Board of Education deadlocked over whether to remove the portrait. The portrait of Jesus was stolen from Bridgeport High School early in the morning on August 17, 2006 and a mirror was put in its place. In 2016, two baseball teams from Bridgeport won Little League state championships. Bridgeport is located at (39.296544, -80.251305), along Simpson Creek. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which, is land and is water. As of the census of 2010, there were"
"new consolidated school became the Salukis. There is also an elementary school in Bridgeport called BGS, or Bridgeport Grade School. Bridgeport, Illinois Bridgeport is a city in Lawrence County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,168 at the 2000 census. Bridgeport is located att (38.710006, -87.758573). According to the 2010 census, Bridgeport has a total area of , of which (or 97.67%) is land and (or 2.33%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 2,168 people, 871 households, and 585 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,024.0 people per square mile (782.3/km²). There were"
"Bridgeport, New York Bridgeport is a hamlet (and census-designated place) located partly in the town of Sullivan in Madison County, New York and partly in the town of Cicero in Onondaga County, New York. The population was 1,490 at the 2010 census. Bridgeport is located at (43.154472, -75.974888). According to the United States Census Bureau, the hamlet's total area is 1.724 square miles (4.47 km²). Bridgeport straddles the northward-flowing Chittenango Creek, which serves as the boundary between Onondaga County's town of Cicero on the west side of the creek and Madison County's town of Sullivan on the east side of"
"from the legendary Hunewill Ranch. Bridgeport, California Bridgeport is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of Mono County, California, United States. It lies at an elevation of 6463 feet (1970 m) in the middle of the Bridgeport Valley. Bridgeport is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 395 and State Route 182. The population was 575 at the 2010 census. The first post office at Bridgeport opened in 1864. The ZIP code is 93517, and the community is in area codes 442 and 760. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of"
"Interstate 95, and the Merritt Parkway. It has three Metro-North Railroad stations, Fairfield Metro, Fairfield and Southport. The town is served by several public bus lines of the Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority. Fairfield, Connecticut Fairfield is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It borders the city of Bridgeport and towns of Trumbull, Easton, Weston, and Westport along the Gold Coast of Connecticut. As of the 2010 census, the town had a population of 59,404. In September 2014, ""Money"" magazine ranked Fairfield the 44th best place to live in the United States, and the best place to live in"
"Bridgeport, Pennsylvania Bridgeport is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, north of Philadelphia on the Schuylkill River. Former industries included paper, flour, cotton, woolen mills, steel works, and brickyards. Bridgeport is east of Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. In 1777, during the American Revolutionary War, General George Washington and the Continental Army passed through Bridgeport on their way to their winter encampment in Valley Forge. 3,097 people lived in Bridgeport in 1900; 3,860 in 1910; and 5,904 in 1940. The population was 4,554 at the 2010 census. According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of ,"
"Lake Bridgeport, Texas Lake Bridgeport is a city in Wise County, Texas, United States. The population was 340 at the 2010 census. Lake Bridgeport is named for a lake on whose shore the city sits. Lake Bridgeport is located at (33.207240, -97.830997). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.2 km²), all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 372 people, 137 households, and 106 families residing in the city. The population density was 785.0 people per square mile (305.6/km²). There were 223 housing units at"
"maps. Bridgeport, Alabama Bridgeport is a city in Jackson County, Alabama, United States. At the time of 2010 census the population was 2,418, down from 2,728 in 2000. Bridgeport is included in the Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL Combined Statistical Area. Bridgeport developed after the 1840s, when European Americans established a riverboat landing here along the Tennessee River. This landing was a place for local farmers to trade their crops for other goods. Within a few years, a small hamlet known as ""Jonesville"" had developed around the landing, and included a trading post, gristmill, warehouses, and several saloons. The Jonesville post office opened"
"West Virginia Airport is located in Bridgeport. Allegiant Air has scheduled service to Orlando–Sanford and Myrtle Beach. United Express offers flights to Chicago–O'Hare and Washington–Dulles. Bridgeport, West Virginia Bridgeport is a city in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 8,149 at the 2010 census. The town of Bridgeport had its beginning in pre-American Revolutionary War times. In 1764, John Simpson entered the area and gave his name to Simpson Creek. Bridgeport was chartered in 1816. When the town was incorporated in 1887, it established the office of mayor and town council. The city currently employs a City"
"Bridgeport, Alabama Bridgeport is a city in Jackson County, Alabama, United States. At the time of 2010 census the population was 2,418, down from 2,728 in 2000. Bridgeport is included in the Chattanooga-Cleveland-Dalton, TN-GA-AL Combined Statistical Area. Bridgeport developed after the 1840s, when European Americans established a riverboat landing here along the Tennessee River. This landing was a place for local farmers to trade their crops for other goods. Within a few years, a small hamlet known as ""Jonesville"" had developed around the landing, and included a trading post, gristmill, warehouses, and several saloons. The Jonesville post office opened in"
"in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Thirty-four are covered in National Register of Historic Places listings in Greenwich, Connecticut and another 34 are covered in National Register of Historic Places listings in Stamford, Connecticut. There are 166 properties and districts which are entirely outside those three cities or which span outside, and which are covered here in this list (Merritt Parkway is listed here as well as in the Greenwich and Stamford lists). All of the National Historic Landmarks, are listed here or in the Greenwich and Stamford subareas. Forty-six of these here or in Greenwich or Stamford are historic districts. Architecture addressed"
"Bridgeport, California Bridgeport is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of Mono County, California, United States. It lies at an elevation of 6463 feet (1970 m) in the middle of the Bridgeport Valley. Bridgeport is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 395 and State Route 182. The population was 575 at the 2010 census. The first post office at Bridgeport opened in 1864. The ZIP code is 93517, and the community is in area codes 442 and 760. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP covers an area of , 99.96% of it land,"
"Bridgeport, Wisconsin Bridgeport is a town in Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 946 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated community of Bridgeport is located in the town. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 23.3 square miles (60.4 km²), of which, 20.3 square miles (52.7 km²) of it is land and 3.0 square miles (7.7 km²) of it (12.78%) is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 946 people, 346 households, and 265 families residing in the town. The population density was 46.5 people per square mile (18.0/km²)."
"the luxurious stereotypes of this area of Connecticut, the district is also home to one of the poorest cities in the United States, Bridgeport, the largest city in Connecticut. Before the redistricting, the 4th included exclusively the few towns on the Long Island Sound from New York to Bridgeport; it now extends northward and eastward to take in the suburbs of Danbury as well as many towns that once constituted the heart of the old 5th district. In so doing, the reapportioned district after 2002 followed many Republican natives of lower Fairfield County who had relocated further into Connecticut for"
"Bridgeport, Nebraska Bridgeport is a city in Morrill County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,545 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Morrill County. Bridgeport had its start in the year 1899 by the building of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad through that territory. The town that sprang up took its name from a bridge over the North Platte River. Bridgeport was incorporated as a village in 1901. Bridgeport is located at (41.667643, -103.098787). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. As of"
"county's total population. The United States Office of Management and Budget has designated Fairfield County as the Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area. The United States Census Bureau ranked the Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area as the 57th most populous metropolitan statistical area of the United States as of July 1, 2012. The Office of Management and Budget has further designated the Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT Metropolitan Statistical Area as a component of the more extensive New York-Newark-Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area, the most populous combined statistical area and primary statistical area of the United States. As is the case with all eight"
"the states of Rhode Island, Massachusetts, and Connecticut. Greater Boston, which includes parts of southern New Hampshire, has a total population of approximately 4.8 million, while over half the population of New England falls inside Boston's Combined Statistical Area of over 8.2 million. The most populous cities as of the Census Bureau's 2014 estimates were (metropolitan areas in parentheses): During the 20th century, urban expansion in regions surrounding New York City has become an important economic influence on neighboring Connecticut, parts of which belong to the New York metropolitan area. The U.S. Census Bureau groups Fairfield, New Haven and Litchfield"
"Shreveport, Louisiana Shreveport ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is the most populous city in the Shreveport-Bossier City metropolitan area. Shreveport ranks third in population in Louisiana after New Orleans and Baton Rouge and 126th in the U.S. The bulk of Shreveport is in Caddo Parish, of which it is the parish seat. Shreveport extends along the west bank of the Red River (most notably at Wright Island, the Charles and Marie Hamel Memorial Park, and Bagley Island) into neighboring Bossier Parish. Shreveport and Bossier City are separated by the Red River. The population"
"and 0.04% of it water. The US Marine Corps' Mountain Warfare Training Center is located approximately west of Bridgeport on State Route 108. The 2010 United States Census reported that Bridgeport had a population of 575. The population density was 26.4 people per square mile (10.2/km²). The racial makeup of Bridgeport was 484 (84.2%) White, 1 (0.2%) African American, 43 (7.5%) Native American, 1 (0.2%) Asian, 0 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 25 (4.3%) from other races, and 21 (3.7%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 148 persons (25.7%). The Census reported that 559 people (97.2%"
"decoy of a broadbill duck. Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the United States. As of the 2010 Census, it has the highest per-capita income, Human Development Index (0.962), and median household income in the United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capital is Hartford and its most populous city is Bridgeport. It is part of New England, although portions of it are often grouped with New York and New Jersey as"
"(the largest city in the U.S. state of New Hampshire), Providence (the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Rhode Island), Worcester, Massachusetts (the second largest city in New England), as well as the South Coast region and Cape Cod in Massachusetts. While the small footprint of the city of Boston itself only contains an estimated 685,094, the urbanization has extended well into surrounding communities, with the MSA having a population of 4,732,161. Some of Greater Boston's most well-known contributions involve the region's higher education and medical institutions. Greater Boston has been influential upon American history and industry."
"Bridgeport. Bridgeport is located directly adjacent to the Okanogan County border connected by the north-south Rufus Woods Lake. Its nearby recreational tourism destination is situated in Okanogan County north of the city. Bridgeport is tied with Walla Walla for the highest June temperature recorded in Washington state, at 113 °F (45 °C). Both cities set this record during the June 2015 northwest heat wave. As of the census of 2010, there were 2,409 people, 673 households, and 525 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 745 housing units at an average density of . The"
"the (Hi-Ho) D'Addario construction company. Fairfield University is located in the neighboring town of Fairfield, and many of the athletic teams play on campus. Only the men's and women's basketball teams play in Bridgeport. Nutmeg Curling Club, one of two curling clubs in Connecticut, is located in Bridgeport. It is the home club of the 2013 USA Mixed National Champions, led by club members Derek Surka and Charissa Lin. The club is a member of the Grand National Curling Club Region. Bridgeport has a storied history in professional sports. Bridgeport native Jim O'Rourke was the first baseball player to earn"
"and Fairfield. According to 2010 census data, the Bridgeport MSA, containing all of Fairfield County, is the most economically unequal region in America, with 57% of the wealth going to the top income quintile. Since the decline of its industrial sector beginning in the middle of the 20th century, Bridgeport has gradually adjusted to a service-based economy. Though a level of industrial activity continues, healthcare, finance, and education have evolved into the centerpieces of Bridgeport's economy. The two largest employers within the city are Bridgeport's primary hospitals, Bridgeport Hospital and St. Vincent's Medical Center. The former Park City Hospital closed"
"The structure, including trestle approaches and spans over the river, has been believed to be ""perhaps the longest bridge on an American interurban railroad"". Bridgeport, Pennsylvania Bridgeport is a borough in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, north of Philadelphia on the Schuylkill River. Former industries included paper, flour, cotton, woolen mills, steel works, and brickyards. Bridgeport is east of Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. In 1777, during the American Revolutionary War, General George Washington and the Continental Army passed through Bridgeport on their way to their winter encampment in Valley Forge. 3,097 people lived in Bridgeport in 1900; 3,860 in 1910; and 5,904 in"
"Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the United States. As of the 2010 Census, it has the highest per-capita income, Human Development Index (0.962), and median household income in the United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capital is Hartford and its most populous city is Bridgeport. It is part of New England, although portions of it are often grouped with New York and New Jersey as the Tri-state area. The state"
"the death penalty; Connecticut was the 17th state in the nation to do so. Inmates formerly sentenced to death had their sentences reduced to life imprisonment without parole. Connecticut was the fifth state to abolish the death penalty between 2007 and 2012. According to a 2014 FBI Uniform Crime Report, the Connecticut cities with the most violent crimes were Bridgeport (1,338), New Haven (1,380) and Hartford (1,380). These cities also had the most incidents of murder: Bridgeport with 11, Hartford with 19 and New Haven with 12. In Bridgeport, there were also 92 reports of rape that year which was"
"including no under eighteens and 21.6% of those over 64. Bridgeport, Oklahoma Bridgeport is a town in Caddo County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 116 at the 2010 census. Bridgeport was so named on account of there being a toll bridge over the Canadian River at that point. Bridgeport is located on the northern border of Caddo County at (35.546717, -98.383401) and at an elevation of . It is bordered to the north by Blaine County. The town is built on the south side of the valley of the Canadian River, overlooking its floodplain. Former U.S. Route 66 is"
"on March 21, 1910. The biggest economic boom to come to the city came from the building of the massive Foster Creek Dam, later renamed the Chief Joseph Dam, just upstream from the city limits. Bridgeport is located at (48.006238, -119.671540). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all of it land. Bridgeport has over 1½ miles of Columbia River Waterfront that is within the City Limits. Bridgeport is currently experiencing expansion and development of waterfront properties with a re-newed energy. Chief Joseph Dam is located upstream about 1½ miles upstream from"