Fairfield County, Connecticut members of the Danbury church on January 1, 1802, in which he stated that the First Amendment to the United States Constitution provided "a wall of separation between church and State" that protected them. Although it is often viewed as an extension of metro-New York City, Fairfield County has had much industry in its own right. Bridgeport Machines, Inc., a milling machine manufacturer, was founded in Bridgeport in 1938. From the early to mid-20th century Bridgeport was in the top 50 largest cities by population. Stamford, Connecticut is an example of edge city urbanization, with many large and important companies
Bridgeport, West Virginia 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