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Madison Elementary School (Bridgeport, Connecticut)

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Madison Elementary School is a public school located at 376 Wayne Street in the Bridgeport Public Schools District. Madison Elementary School was built in 1916 named after the fourth president under the United States Declaration of Independence, James Madison. It is considered one of the oldest schools in the Bridgeport Public Schools District.

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Madison Elementary School (Bridgeport, Connecticut)
Wayne Street, Bridgeport

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James Madison School (Madison Elementary School)

Wayne Street 376
06606 Bridgeport
Connecticut, United States
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