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Fairfield, urban town (township), Fairfield county, southwestern Connecticut, U.S., on Long Island Sound adjoining Bridgeport (northeast). It includes Southport, a village on Mill River. Possibly named for Fairfield, England, it was settled in 1639 by Roger Ludlow, who in 1637 had been a participant in the Pequot War, which nearly destroyed the Pequot people. In July 1779 Fairfield was burned by the British and Hessians under Maj. Gen. William Tryon. Although known as a summer resort, the town also manufactures metallurgical products. Fairfield (1942) and Sacred Heart (1963) universities are located there. The Fairfield Historical Society displays decorative objects of ...(100 of 114 words)

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