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When the painter Lawrence Mazzanovich arrived in Westport, Connecticut, in 1909, the seaside community was evolving from a rural town to a suburb of New York City. Unlike adjoining Fairfield and Norwalk, long known as prosperous mercantile centers with substantial economies and strong cultural traditions, Westport's reputation rested largely on its produce and on the shipping trade that centered on the Saugatuck River. Before 1900 local farmers provided a variety of crops to nearby markets including onions, radishes, spinach, currants, and strawberries. (1)
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By 1909 many of the farmers had abandoned their fields. The town was ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Lawrence Mazzanovich in Connecticut.