Bridgeport is a city located within the state of Connecticut. Bridgeport is located within the county of Fairfield. The population is estimated at 144,229 people. The city is characterized by its attachment to the famous local resident, circus artist and mayor – PT Barnum. Barnum built three houses in the city during the winter circus hosted the city. The first English settlement on the west bank of the estuary Pequonnock was founded in 1639 and named after the river. In 1777 the village was renamed Newfield. During the American Revolution Bridgeport became an important strategic center. In 1800 Newfield became a suburb of Bridgeport and Bridgeport in 1836 officially recognized the town. Bridgeport is known as the birthplace of the frisbee because here was an open office of one of the first companies to produce Frisbee. During the first years of its existence Bridgeport was inhabited by people who are subsisting on fishing and of cattle, and agriculture. In the late nineteenth century it passed through a stage of dramatic industrialization and became a manufacturing center. The region produces cutters, sewing machines, carriages, brassieres, saddles, and ammunition. In March 1860 Abraham Lincoln speech in the auditorium in the old Bridgeport City Hall. Special plaque notes the place where he kept his speech Abraham Lincoln.
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