Byram, Connecticut
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GNIS feature ID2631559 | | |
Byram is a neighborhood/section and
History
The town of Greenwich is one political and taxing body, but consists of several distinct sections or neighborhoods, such as
Byram Quarry, now closed, supplied stone for the Brooklyn Bridge, the base of the Statue of Liberty and St. Roch Church.[4]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Byram has a total area of 0.861 square miles (2.23 km2), of which 0.798 square miles (2.07 km2) is land and 0.063 square miles (0.16 km2), or 7.32%, is water.[5]
Culture
A scene from the movie The Good Shepherd was shot in Byram.[6][7]
Places
Byram has three sites on the National Register of Historic Places:
- Phebe Seaman House (1794), 170 Byram Road; built c. 1794
- Thomas Lyon House — 1 Byram Road; built: c. 1695, listed: 1977
- Byram School — Western Junior Highway; built: 1925, listed: 1990
Library
Notes
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Byram, Connecticut
- ^ "Race, Hispanic or Latino, Age, and Housing Occupancy: 2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File (QT-PL), Byram CDP, Connecticut". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 11, 2011.
- ^ "ACS 2018 Demographic and Housing Estimates". data.census.gov. Retrieved February 2, 2020.
- ^ Hagey, Keach, "No givebacks: Group rejects war memorial for school", The Advocate of Stamford, September 28, 2006, page A3; article from Greenwich Time daily newspaper
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2019". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
- ^ ""The Good Shepherd" House in Greenwich, CT". Virtual Globetrotting. January 16, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
- ^ Lewis, Christina S.N. (January 16, 2009). "Christian Lacroix Offers Paris Apartment". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
41°00′15″N 73°39′13″W / 41.00417°N 73.65361°W
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