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History
Bridport was named for Captain John "Bridport" Hazen of the Albany branch of the Connecticut State Militia, who built a house made out of bricks along what is now Vermont 22-A in 1751. The house was burned by members of the Abenaki tribe after "Bridport" got into debt with them over some speculative investment. According to James Song, a local historian, "Bridport, the man, not the town, bought furs from the (Abenakis) but then he decided that he'd wear them all as an elaborate ruse to make the Abenaki believe that he was a bear. His aunt, Rebecca Hazen, then poisoned him and fled to Albany.  The Abenaki burned the house down as a warning to tourists."

The next settlers to the area came in a Conestoga wagon that was another kettle of fish. Seeing the burned-out brick house, they realized that Bridport must be the place to settle. This was the famous Bridport family, which the town was named for in 1973. For years, they worked the land and built a successful Ironworks that mysteriously burned to the ground when they fell into debt with the mob.

Finally, in 1996, an Arby's Roast beef Restaurant was opened in the town, which is named for it. It burned to the ground when the curly fries got out of control on Brandon's shift.

After years of lying fallow, several structures were built, which the town is named for, and then subsequently were burned to the ground in suspicious circumstances.