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E. W. S. Pickett's Store. Built 1894, burned 1911. Pickett's had the first plate glass windows. Fairfield Post Office was located in Pickett's Store. Pickett's was located on the northeast corner of Sanford Street and Boston Post Road. Hyde's Pond is…

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Sasaco Lake Ice Harvest, Bulkley Ice House

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From left to right: Margaret Rudkin (Pepperidge Farm founder), Angie Mercurio, Dominic A. (Merk) Mercurio, Dominic Mercurio, Jr., A. James (Jimmy) Mercurio, Sally Mercurio.


Mercurio's Market was founded in 1900 by Domenic Mercurio Sr., who used…

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Domenico Mercurio's Store - Fruits, Vegetables, Confections. Located at 1508 Post Road in Fairfield.

Mercurio's Market was founded in 1900 by Domenic Mercurio Sr., who used to sell fruits and vegetables door-to-door from a horse and wagon. The…

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Leroy Miner's Service Station, later operated by James W. Miller, father of Leroy. Located at 23 Post Road, opposite of Grasmere Avenue on the Old Post Road, next to Ash Creek.

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Sasaco Lake Ice Wagon - B. F. Bulkley. Sasaco Lake Ice was located on State Street (Post Road) in Westport, at the Westport-Southport town line, on the north side of the street.

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Handy and Harman - 1770 Kings Highway. Corner of Kings Highway and Grasmere Avenue. Grasmere Avenue is in the foreground.


The Handy and Harman Factory opened in 1915 and supplied precious metals to manufacturers worldwide. The factory closed in…

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Handy and Harman - 1770 Kings Highway. Corner of Kings Highway and Grasmere Avenue. Kings Highway is in the foreground.

The Handy and Harman Factory opened in 1915 and supplied precious metals to manufacturers worldwide. The factory closed in 2002…

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George E. Elwood's store.

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Fred Disbrow's Store - Meats and Groceries. Situated on Main Street between the Savings Bank and the Pequot Inn in Southport, Conn, the building was erected by Frederick A. Disbrow. The east side of the building was rented to Charles E. Bulkely as a…
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