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3 unusual facts about Trumbull


Trumbull, Nebraska

The Warren Peony Gardens, located south of Trumbull, attracted many visitors around Memorial Day.

Weston meteorite

The remaining part of the debris field extended into neighboring Trumbull.

Fragments of this meteorite were collected in the Tashua section of Trumbull.


1869 Pictorial Issue

Two others present historical tableaux drawn from famous paintings of crucial national events: John Vanderlyn's Landing of Columbus (15 cent) and John Trumbull's Signing of the Declaration of Independence (24 cent).

American Academy of the Fine Arts

In 1818, Trumbull, representing the American Academy, commissioned a portrait of his former teacher and mentor, the painter Benjamin West, from Sir Thomas Lawrence, widely considered to be the most accomplished English portraitist of the age.

Benjamin Silliman

Silliman was born in a tavern in North Stratford, now Trumbull, Connecticut, a few months after his mother, Mary (Fish) Silliman (widow of John Noyes), fled for her life from their Fairfield, Connecticut, home to escape two thousand invading British troops that burned Fairfield center to the ground.

Eastern Gateway Community College

In 2009, the college expanded its service district to include three Ohio counties in addition to the original Jefferson: Columbiana, Mahoning, and Trumbull.

Fort Trumbull

One of the Merchant Marine officers trained at Fort Trumbull was actor Jack Lord who is best known for playing Steve McGarrett on the popular TV series Hawaii Five-O in the 1960s and 70s.

Gold Selleck Silliman

The General's son Benjamin Silliman was born in a tavern, originally the home of Ebenezer Hawley in Trumbull, Connecticut, after his mother, Mary Silliman, fled Fairfield ahead of the invading British troops.

Johan Frederik Clemens

This work brought him further commissions for prints based on several other paintings by Trumbull and Benjamin West.

John Gaeta

Trumbull was visual effects supervisor for such films as 2001: A Space Odyssey, Blade Runner, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind, as well as the director of such films as Silent Running and Brainstorm.

St Michael and St Mary Magdalene's Church, Easthampstead

There are memorials to the Trumbull and Downshire families, to the poet, Elijah Fenton, and to the polar explorer Frederick George Jackson

Sun Products

Sun Products has research and development facilities in Trumbull, Connecticut; Salt Lake City, Utah; Bentonville, Arkansas, and Toronto, Canada.

Warren Airport

Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport in Trumbull County, Ohio, United States (FAA: YNG)


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