Compo Beach

Historical marker location:

Westport, Connecticut

( Marker is at the intersection of South Compo Road (Connecticut Route 136) and Post Road East (U.S. 1), on the left when traveling north on South Compo Road.)

Qui Transtulit Sustinet.

Connecticut was home to the first municipal public park in the United States. The park, named Bushnell Park, was established in Hartford in 1854.