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Town of Westport. Please enable JavaScript in your browser for a better user experience. Jump to subpage Indigenous people frequented this area for thousands of years before the arrival of Europeans in the 17th century. In , native Paugussets were driven away after the Great Swamp Fight between the larger Pequot tribe and European colonizers.

In , Fairfield colonists known as the Bankside Farmers were given a land grant to once-Native land in Greens Farms. The Saugatuck River had become an active commercial and militia route. In , British troops returned to burn parts of the town. Comprising acres 0. Compo Beach and Burying Hill Beach are municipal beaches that are open to out-of-town visitors in the summer for a fee.

The town's website describes as a "organic demonstration homestead open to the public. The Farm is a model facility created to educate the community with local healthy food production, responsible land stewardship, sustainable practices and community service orientation.

Interstate 95 , the Merritt Parkway , and U. This line is shared with Amtrak trains as it is part of the Northeast Corridor, but no Amtrak services stop at Green's Farms or Westport. The nearest Amtrak stations are at Bridgeport 10 miles and Stamford 12 miles. Literature and film — Westport has been the subject, inspiration, or location for written and cinematic works:.

Westport Country Playhouse. Westport, Connecticut facts for kids Kids Encyclopedia Facts. Quick facts for kids. Location in Fairfield County and the state of Connecticut. The Westport Library taken from the opposite side of the Saugatuck River. All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles including the article images and facts can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise.

Cite this article:. This page was last modified on 20 September , at Suggest an edit. Westport Town Hall. UTC-5 Eastern. UTC-4 Eastern. Source: The Weather Channel. Source: CT. The Allen House. July 22, Built in , the house is the only known example in Westport of work by Chicago architect Roy Binkley, Jr.. July 5, April 19, Postcard from showing trolley which ran between Compo Beach and the downtown. Census Bureau, American FactFinder 2. Retrieved August 11, Retrieved 14 November Census Bureau.

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