Bridgeport’s history is
mostly unwritten
The public archives hold only 4 old photos of Bridgeport. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.
The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusBridgeport is a town in Crawford County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 988 at the 2020 census. The unincorporated community of Bridgeport is located in the town.
Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 990 people in 2010, 988 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1991.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Bridgeport yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
built from the dates on the items belowStart Bridgeport’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Bridgeport’s history is told.
1 of 10 decades since 1900 have photos 🗓️Date a photo1 archive item has no date+2 🔁Retake an old viewBridgeport, Wisconsin, 1941: stand where they stood+15 📦Share a family photoSign in to add one+10Bridgeport, decade by decade
1990s
unknown1 item
Nothing in Bridgeport is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Bridgeport has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Old Rock School in Prairie du Chien, 2.6 miles away.
Bridgeport and the nearest listed places
Closest to Bridgeport
How a place gets listed
Then & now
No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as Bridgeport, Wisconsin (1941) and it appears here side by side.
🔁 Retake this view · +15Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom the Library of Congress (4). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.