General Tom Thumbs Grave, Bridgeport, CT
Personally standing only 3 feet 4 inch tall this 40 foot pedestal
with a life size tribute to Charles Sherwood “General Tom Thumb” Stratton on
top of his headstone is located in the Mountain
Grove Cemetery and Mausoleum in Bridgeport , CT only several grave sites away
from legendary showman and circus promoter Phineas Taylor “P.T.” Barnum,
founder of the Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus. He married Lavinia
Warren in NY City in 1863 and both stood on a grand Piano to receive guest in a
greeting line. Following the wedding the couple was received by President
Lincoln in the White House.
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