• Southport Connecticut Vintage Style Unisex Heavy Crewneck Sweatshirt - Black Retro Oyster Logo, Carolina Blue
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Southport Connecticut Vintage Retro Unisex Heavy Crewneck Sweatshirt - Black Logo

Southport Connecticut Vintage Retro Unisex Heavy Crewneck Sweatshirt - Black Logo

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The Southport heavy crewneck, for the town that rebuilt its harbor after 1779 and shipped onions to the world. A classic 50/50 fleece sweatshirt with the Southport vintage retro logo on the chest in black: the plain, durable one.

Choose this crewneck for durability and price: classic fit, ribbed collar and cuffs, a fleece that shrugs off years of washing. It is the Southport sweatshirt to buy in twos, one for home and one for the person who grew up there, and it ships free in the U.S.

This heavy crewneck sweatshirt is cut in a classic unisex fit from medium-heavy fleece, with a ribbed collar, cuffs & waistband, double-needle seams, and a tear-away label. The design is DTG-printed. Fabric is a standard 8.0 oz 50% cotton/50% polyester (Heather Sport colors 60/40). White may appear off-white; the Orange hue may vary.

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 HEAVY CREWNECK SWEATSHIRT

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 heavy crewneck sweatshirt, classic fit

Fabric: 8.0 oz 50% cotton / 50% polyester; Heather Sport 60/40

Details: Ribbed collar, cuffs and waistband; double-needle seams; tear-away label; DTG print

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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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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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Our Southport logo carries an oyster over "Connecticut · Est. 1636" — the shared shoreline emblem of every Merlin Classics Connecticut town, marking the founding of the Connecticut Colony. Printed black-and-white with the worn look of an old oyster-crate label or shoreline signage, the oyster reads as the Connecticut shore in shorthand: the Sound, the harbors, the shellfish beds. It suits Southport especially well — this was a working harbor that shipped oysters right alongside its famous onions.

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.

Why People Visit Southport Connecticut

People come to Southport for one of the best-preserved harbor villages on the Connecticut shore: Greek Revival houses built by shipping and banking wealth, a stone library, and a quiet yacht harbor on Long Island Sound. It's small, refined, and walkable — a village that rebuilt itself after 1779 and has kept its 19th-century streetscape intact ever since.

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