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14 beautiful old pictures reveal lost grandeur of Bridgeport, CT

Bridgeport is a seaport city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is the largest city in the…

Bird’s eye view of Chester, Connecticut from 1881

This old map shows Chester, Connecticut in the late 19th century.

Beautiful vintage map of Milford, Connecticut from 1882

Historic bird’s eye view of Milford, Connecticut in the late 19th century.

How a 14th Century Warlord Gained Courage from an Ant

Timur, the last great nomadic conqueror of the Eurasian Steppe, was a warlord who envisioned the restoration of Genghis Khan’s Mongol Empire. Timur’s army was feared throughout Asia, Africa, and Europe, but his extraordinary perseverance, displayed during fifty years of continuous battles, was imparted by an ant.

Restored bird’s eye view of East Hampton, Connecticut from 1880

This old map shows East Hampton, Connecticut in the late 19th century.

Historic landowners map of Berlin, CT from 1869

Vintage landowners map shows Berlin, Connecticut as it used to be

The Egyptian origin of the Statue of Liberty

In 1869, Frederic Bartholdi was commissioned by Egypt to design a lighthouse for the Suez…