Bridgeport, CT - General Tom Thumb

Charles Sherwood Stratton in Bridgeport in 1838. 4 years later, he had only grown to 25 inches and weighed only 15 pounds (six pounds more than his birth weight).In 1842, P. T. Barnum – circus master and collector of “Freaks” - discovered Charles and hired him away from his parents at only 4 years old. Barnum changed Stratton’s name to General Tom Thumb and essentially adopted him; teaching him