Cut in Two Island , East and West, are two of the
Thimble Islands off
Stony Creek, a section of
Branford, Connecticut. It is actually two separate islands, but, as the name suggests, it looks like a single island that was cleaved in two.
History
Cut in Two East was once the home of circus performer
General Tom Thumb, of
P.T. Barnum
Phineas Taylor Barnum (; July 5, 1810 – April 7, 1891) was an American showman, businessman, and politician, remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and founding the Barnum & Bailey Circus (1871–2017) with James Anthony Bailey. He was ...
fame. He lived on the island with his wife,
Lavinia Warren. Supposedly, at least one room was wallpapered with circus designs.
Cut in Two East last sold in 2003 for $3.4 million and Cut in Two West in 2004 for $2.4 million. They were among several islands bought by
Christine Svenningsen and, before his death, by her husband, party goods magnate
John Svenningsen.
Footnotes
References
*
Wealthy Widow Buying Up Thimbles'', "New Haven Register", January 22, 2006, page A1
*
'; Stacey Stowe; "In the Region/Connecticut", ''
The New York Times'', July 30, 2006; Real Estate page 10.
Thimble Islands
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