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Old North Stamford Road at Rippowam River in northern Stamford [31]: 2 41°06′54″N 73°32′42″W / 41.115°N 73.545°W / 41.115; -73.545 ( Turn-of-River A lenticular pony truss bridge built by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company in 1892, using a design patented by William O. Douglas in 1878 for a lens-type truss bridge .
Stamford (/ ˈ s t æ m f ər d /) is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, 34 miles (55 kilometers) outside of New York City. It is the sixth-most populous city in New England. Stamford is also the largest city in the Western Connecticut Planning Region, and Connecticut's second-most populous city, behind Bridgeport.
In 2007, city officials were considering the idea of building a second train station in the area, possibly at the original mainline station site. [7] In December 2010, Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell announced that the state Bonding Commission was expected to approve $950,000 in financing for a canopy.
Stamford retains its strong-mayor form of government today. [1] The mayor appoints the departments heads, acts as chief executive officer of the city, and is responsible for presenting the budget to the board of finance, city council, and planning board. [1] The city council approves the budget and passes ordinances and resolutions. [1]
The district, located in rural northern Stamford near the border with New York, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [1] Although the district includes a few early 19th-century properties, the area was most heavily developed between 1850 and 1920, and was a local center of shoe manufacturing until it was bypassed by ...
Cummings Park is located in Stamford, Connecticut, US. It is made up of about 79 acres (320,000 m 2) of shorefront property on Long Island Sound. [1] The main attraction of the park is Cummings Beach, which once had a seasonal harbor seal colony of which only a white marble seal statue is left. The park also has a playfield, four baseball ...
In 2001, the city began a renovation project, partly funded by state grants. [3] The City of Stamford established the Old Town Hall Redevelopment Agency in 2006 to oversee three limited-liability corporations to whom ownership of the building was transferred as part of the project. [3] The renovation was completed in 2010.
The introduction of train service in Stamford improved access to the city, helped develop its industry, and attracted immigrants. [13] Stamford's population grew from about 5,000 in 1850 to 11,000 in 1880. [13]