Cut in Two Island, East and West, are two of the Thimble Islands off Stony Creek, a section of Branford, Connecticut. The Thimble Islands are an Archipelago of small Islands in Long Island Sound, in and near the harbor of Stony Creek Connecticut in the southeast Stony Creek is a shorefront section of Branford Connecticut, centered on a Harbor on Long Island Sound, in the southeast corner of the town Branford is a town located on Long Island Sound in New Haven County, Connecticut, eight miles (13 km east of New Haven. Cut in Two East was once the home of General Tom Thumb, of P. T. Barnum fame. For the similarly named governor of New Jersey see Charles C Stratton. Phineas Taylor Barnum (July 5 1810 &ndash April 7 1891 was an American Showman remembered for Hoaxes and for founding the Circus that became the Cut in Two East last sold in 2003 for $3. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. 4 million and Cut in Two West in 2004 for $2. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " 4 million. They were among several islands bought by Christine Svenningsen and, before his death, by her husband, party goods magnate John Svenningsen.