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An aerial view (from a kite) of Pleasure Beach A view of the carousel that was part of the original amusement park at Pleasure Beach. Pleasure Beach is the Bridgeport portion of a Connecticut barrier beach that extends 2.5 miles (4 km) westerly from Point No Point (the portion in the adjoining town of Stratford is known as Long Beach).
The 3rd congressional district has existed since 1837, having been organized from the at-large congressional district. It is centered on New Haven and its suburbs. The district comprises four-fifths of New Haven County, a small portion of Middlesex County, including most of Middletown, and most of Stratford and a small section of Shelton in Fairfield County.
CT-22: Niantic River Swing Bridge: Replaced Swing span: 1921 1987 Route 156: Niantic River: East Lyme and Waterford: New London: CT-24: New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad, Shaw's Cove Bridge: Replaced Swing span: 1913 1983 Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Stratford is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States.It is situated on Long Island Sound at the mouth of the Housatonic River.The town is part of the Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, and the Bridgeport–Stamford–Norwalk Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Main Street continues north towards Stratford center, intersecting with Route 130 and West Broad Street (which provides access to I-95 at Exit 32). Continuing north, it goes under I-95 without an interchange past the Stratford railroad station, intersecting with U.S. Route 1 , then running for another 1.6 miles (2.6 km) in the residential part ...
Following the Civil War, Connecticut was a swing state for a long time until 1896. [5] Thereafter until 1932, Connecticut was a Republican stronghold. During this period, Connecticut Republican Party chairman J. Henry Roraback built up a political machine which was "efficient, conservative, penurious, and in absolute control". [6]
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Stratford Downtown is a census-designated place (CDP) corresponding to the town center of Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. U.S. Route 1 (Barnum Avenue) runs east–west through the center of the CDP, and Interstate 95 forms the southeastern border, with access from Exit 32 (West Broad Street) at the southern limit of the CDP and from Exit 33 (US 1 and Connecticut Route ...