Legendary showman, circus and freak promoter P. T. Barnum is buried in the same cemetery as one of his superstars -- Tom Thumb. Tom, whose real name was Charles Sherwood Stratton, was only three feet, eight inches tall when he died of a stroke in 1883. His grave marker at Mountain Grove Cemetery is a tall obelisk topped by a life-size version of the little man.
Tom Thumb, P. T. Barnum Graves
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Tom Thumb, P. T. Barnum Graves
- Address:
- 2675 North Ave., Bridgeport, CT
- Directions:
- I-95 Exit 25, take Rt 1 north, corner of North Avenue and Dewey St. Mountain Grove Cemetery on the left.
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