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1674 - Settlers from Farmington purchase land at Mattatuck from the Tunxis Indians; this area later becomes Waterbury and Naugatuck.
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History of Waterbury, Connecticut
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1728 – Waterbury, at its own request, is transferred from Hartford County to New Haven County.
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1802 - Brass industry begun at Waterbury by Abel Porter and associates.
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1819 - Waterbury
Waterbury is a post township, situated in the northwest part of the county, 20 miles distant from New-Haven; bounded north by Watertown and Plymouth, ... Read MORE...
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1854 - Waterbury
Waterbury, a beautiful and flourishing city of New Haven county, Connecticut, on the Naugatuck railroad, and on the route of the Hartford,... Read MORE...
1865 - EXTENSIVE FIRE. The Spirit of Fire After Connecticut Buttons - Heavy Loss.
NEW-HAVEN, Friday, Aug. 18.
The large button factory of MALTBY, MORTON & Co., in Waterbury, Conn., was totally destroyed by fire this morning at 3... Read MORE...
1889 - A BAD FREIGHT WRECK.
WATERBURY, Ct., July 2. - In confusion, piled up end over end, nearly all of 11 loaded freight cars blocked the Naugatuck track today at the turn... Read MORE...
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1894 - April 10 - Waterbury, CT received 14 inches of snow
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1895 - Waterbury
Waterbury, wä'ter-ber-e, a beautiful city of New Haven co., Conn., is pleasantly situated in a valley, on the Naugatuck River, 33 miles S.W. of... Read MORE...
1896 - FLED FOR THEIR LIVES. Disastrous Fire in a Waterbury Factory To-day.
Waterbury, Jan. 9. - There was a $20,000 to $30,000 fire to-day at the brass goods factory of Holmes, Booth & Hayden. The fiee started at 11:45 in a... Read MORE...
1904 - WATERBURY HOTEL AMONG BUILDINGS IN THE FIRE
Waterbury, Conn., Jan. 18. - A row of wooden buildings on Bank Street at Exchange Palce[sic], was partly gutted by fire today. The roof of the... Read MORE...
1910 - "BUGS" RAYMOND IN WRECK.
Ball Player Bruised in Crash on the New Haven.
WATERBURY, Conn., Sept. 1. - A passenger train running from Bridgeport to Winsted on the New Haven... Read MORE...
1916 - ONE KILLED, 5 HURT IN WATERBURY FIRE
The Connecticut Hotel Destroyed by Blaze - Sixty Guests In Peril
WATERBURY, Conn Jan. 4.- One man was killed, five others were injured and the... Read MORE...
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1926 - July 22 - 105°F (41°C), Waterbury, Connecticut (state record)
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1953 - September 4 - WATR TV channel 20 in Waterbury, CT (NBC) begins
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1955 - Construction of Holy Land began in Waterbury.
Holy Land was a theme park based on passages from the Bible. 1955 - Hurricane Diane
...Flood waters apparently hit hardest at Stroudsburg, Pa., with at least 20 counted dead, and Waterbury, Conn., where at least 15 persons were... Read MORE...
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