• Southport Connecticut Vintage Style Unisex Cotton Jersey Tank Top - Black Retro Oyster Logo, Athletic Heather
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Southport Connecticut Vintage Retro Unisex Cotton Jersey Tank Top - Black Logo

Southport Connecticut Vintage Retro Unisex Cotton Jersey Tank Top - Black Logo

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The Southport tank, for the town that rebuilt its harbor after 1779 and shipped onions to the world. Lightweight Airlume cotton jersey with the Southport vintage retro logo on the chest in black, for the hottest months of the year.

The tank is the summer Southport piece: light enough for the trail, the boat and the porch, cut in a retail unisex fit that runs true to size. Order it before the warm weather does the deciding for you.

This unisex jersey tank is made from lightweight Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton with a retail fit, side-seam construction, self-fabric binding, and a tear-away label. It runs true to size for adults. Solid colors are 100% cotton; select heather/prism shades may include cotton–poly or cotton–poly–rayon blends.

Settled in 1639 as Mill River within Fairfield, with a grist mill by 1662 and a wharf by 1769, the village was burned by British and Hessian troops in July 1779; only the c.1766 Meeker House survived. The merchants rebuilt it house by house in the Federal and Greek Revival styles and incorporated it as the Borough of Southport in 1831.

By the 1890s Southport Harbor was shipping about a hundred thousand barrels a year of the Southport Globe onion to New York and the southern ports. The captains’ houses still line Harbor Road and Pequot Avenue, the 1894 Pequot Library stands in Richardsonian stone, and the harbor is one of the prettiest on the Sound. That village is the mark on this piece.


QUICK FACTS — SOUTHPORT CT COTTON JERSEY TANK

Town: Southport, Connecticut

Founded: Settled 1639 as Mill River; Borough of Southport 1831

Known for: The onion port; a 19th-century harbor village rebuilt after the burning of 1779; the Pequot Library

Art: Southport vintage retro logo, black (printed)

Blank: Unisex jersey tank, retail fit, side-seamed, self-fabric binding

Fabric: Airlume combed and ring-spun cotton; solids 100% cotton, heather/prism shades blended

Label: Tear-away

Sizes: S, M, L, XL, 2XL

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Every item is made to order, so please check the size chart on this page before you buy. Women's fitted tees run small; size up for a looser fit. Caps are one size with an adjustable strap.

How are items made and when will they arrive?

We make each item to order using premium blanks, embroidery and soft-hand prints. Production takes 2-5 business days (weekends and holidays excluded), then 4-10 days in transit via USPS, UPS or FedEx to U.S. addresses; most orders arrive within 6-15 business days. You'll get a tracking link the moment it ships. Any current shipping offer is shown in the bar at the top of every page and applies automatically at checkout, no code needed.

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Made-to-order items can't be returned or exchanged for size or color, so please use the size chart and photos before ordering. If anything arrives defective, misprinted or damaged, send a photo and your order number within 30 days and we'll replace it or refund you.

How do I care for my item?

Apparel: wash cold, inside out, with like colors; no bleach; tumble dry low or hang dry. Embroidered pieces: iron inside out to protect the stitching. Caps: spot clean. Printed glasses and water bottles: hand wash only, no dishwasher, so the artwork lasts. Mugs and engraved glasses are dishwasher safe. Any item-specific care notes are in the description above.

Who makes this?

Merlin Classics is a small Connecticut brand making original retro designs for the towns people love. Every piece is printed, embroidered or engraved to order in the USA, and the business supports hunger relief in the communities our collections celebrate.

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It rose from the ashes. In July 1779 British and Hessian troops burned this little harbor village to the ground. The people rebuilt it house by house — and the Greek Revival captain's homes they raised still line Harbor Road today. By the 1890s their rebuilt harbor was shipping a hundred thousand barrels of onions a year to New York and the southern ports. A burned village, an onion port, and one of the most intact streetscapes on the Connecticut shore — this is Southport, the harbor village of Fairfield, and this page tells its story.

When the railroad arrived in 1848-49 and Bridgeport's deeper harbor took over the coastal trade, Southport's shipping slowly wound down — and that, in a way, is why it survived so intact. The village settled into a quiet, prosperous residential life and never tore its old houses down. The Pequot Library, a stone Richardsonian-Romanesque landmark, opened in 1894. Southport-raised Joseph Earl Sheffield — who went on to found a railroad and endow Yale's Sheffield Scientific School — was one of many whose fortunes traced back to this harbor. Captain's houses, a stone library, a working yacht club, Long Island Sound at the end of the street.

Why People Visit Southport Connecticut

  • Walk the Southport Historic District along Harbor Road and Pequot Avenue, lined with post-1779 Greek Revival and Federal captain's houses.
  • Visit the Pequot Library (1894), a stone Richardsonian-Romanesque landmark with reading rooms and cultural programming.
  • Look out over Southport Harbor at the mouth of the Mill River, with sailboats and the Pequot Yacht Club.
  • Relax at Southport Beach, a small cove looking toward the harbor mouth on Long Island Sound.
  • Find the Meeker House (about 1766), the lone survivor of the 1779 burning.

Southport Connecticut Merlin Classics retro vintage logo featuring an oyster over Connecticut Est. 1636