Charles S. Stratton
This monument is a memorial to Charles S. Stratton, a native of Bridgeport, who gained worldwide fame as Tom Thumb in the exhibitions of P.T. Barnum. The lifesize statue was erected before Tom Thumb's death on July 15, 1883. In 1959 vandals smashed the statue. It was restored by the Barnum Festival Society and Mountain Grove Cemetery Association with funds raised by public subscription.HM Number | HMI1W |
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Year Placed | 1961 |
Marker Condition | No reports yet |
Date Added | Wednesday, October 1st, 2014 at 8:08pm PDT -07:00 |
UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18T E 648920 N 4559360 |
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Decimal Degrees | 41.17191667, -73.22470000 |
Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 41° 10.315', W 73° 13.482' |
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 41° 10' 18.90" N, 73° 13' 28.92" W |
Driving Directions | Google Maps |
Area Code(s) | 203 |
Closest Postal Address | At or near 170 Shepard St, Fairfield CT 06825, US |
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