Tom Thumb

Charles S. Stratton, a native of Bridgeport, gained worldwide fame as Tom Thumb in the exhibitions of P.T. Barnum. A lifesize statue memorializing him was erected before his death on July 15, 1883. In 1959 vandals smashed the statue, and it was restored by the Barnum Festival Society and Mountain Grove Cemetery Association with funds raised by public subscription. The south face also records Stratton Sherwood E. Stratton, who died December 29, 1855, aged 44 years; Cynthia Stratton, his wife, who died March 26, 1864, aged 74 years; and Charles S. Stratton, who died July 15, 1883, aged 45 years, 6 months, 11 days.

Bridgeport, Connecticut · United States