Society & Culture
The town of Bridgeport Connecticut is an eastern seaport town that boasts a population of 144,900. P. T. Barnum founder of the Barnum and Bailey Circus took up residence there and was even mayor for a year. The Frisbee Pie Company was in Bridgeport making the town the default origin of the Frisbee. Also, the first Subway opened its doors in 1965. Five dollar footlongs and gravity-defying toys were not the only firsts to come from Bridgeport Connecticut. The small town is also the birthplace of the dreaded Men In Black.WikiPedia article about Bridgeport, Connecticutbportlibrary.org/hc/authors/bridgeports-ufo-legacy-men-in-black-and-the-albert-k-bender-story/WikiPedia article about Albert K. Benderliminalroom.com/2017/07/25/you-can-call-me-al/thepromiserevealed.com/domnick-lucchesi-meets-the-space-girl-part-1-by-raymond-keller/They Knew too Much About Flying Saucers, Grey Barker. New Saucerian Books 2014 (reprinted from 1954 edition). https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/149910507X/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1The tiny town of Desert Center California it a place that is literally in the middle of nowhere in the Colorado Desert. It would be here on November 20th of 1952 that the beginning of the UFO “Contactee” movement would begin. WikiPedia article about Desert Center, CaliforniaWikiPedia article about George Adamskiwww.history.com/news/george-adamski-ufo-alien-photoswww.ufos-aliens.co.uk/cosmicadamski.htmloccult-world.com/ufologist/adamski-george/mysteriousuniverse.org/2012/05/adamski-and-the-occult/Local Headlineswww.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/speculation-that-mystery-skeleton-is-nessie-191361/?fbclid=IwAR1…5cQ8www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/one-in-a-million-ghost-ship-from-african-coast-washes-up-on-rocks-in-cork-982069.htmlwww.beaconjournal.com/news/20200211/2-ohio-men-say-they-encountered-bigfoot-like-creature-at-salt-fork-state-parkYour Small Town Secretswww.cleweekend.com/werewolf-defiance-ohio-local-legend-still-haunts-town/Chasing American Monster, Jason Offutt. Llewellyn Press 2019. www.amazon.com/Chasing-American-Monsters-Creatures-Cryptids/dp/0738759953/ref=sr_1_1?crid=28MMM1MR28QFK&keywords=chasing+american+monsters&qid=1578723351&sprefix=chasing+amer,aps,150&sr=8-1You can follow the show on Twitter or Facebook @stscast, or on Instagram@stscast.gramThis week's featured podcast is 3 Beers InAnd be sure to check out Big Heads Media for more great pods!Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/small-town-secrets. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.