Bethel, Connecticut, was settled as early as 1700 in the rolling hills of northern Fairfield County.
Now most noted for its picturesque downtown, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, Bethel retains its small-town.
Barnum, who became an international celebrity yet never forgot his hometown.
Bethel is also the birthplace of celebrated showman P.
T.
Rooted in hat manufacturing, the town offered many residents employment in the factories of the Hickocks, Judds and Benedicts.
Bethel, Connecticut, was settled as early as 1700 in the rolling hills of northern Fairfield County