![]() Ingersoll's one-dollar pocket watch, five million of which were sold. Brass and copper supplied by Waterbury were used in Nevada's Boulder Dam among myriad applications across the United States.Ī famous Waterbury product of the late-19th century was Robert H. Waterbury was incorporated as a city in 1853 and, as the "Brass Capital of the World", it gained a reputation for the quality and durability of its goods. The new brass industry attracted many immigrant laborers from all over the world, leading to an influx of diverse nationalities. Waterbury emerged as an early American industrial power in the early 19th century when the city began to manufacture brass, harnessing the waters of the Mad River and Naugatuck River to power the early factories. ![]() After a century, Waterbury's population numbered just 5,000. Furthermore, the residents suffered through a great flood in 1691 and an outbreak of disease in 1712. Growth was slow during Waterbury's first hundred years, the lack of arable land due to the constant flooding of the Naugatuck River in particular, discouraged many potential settlers. At that time, it included all or parts of what later became the towns of Watertown, Plymouth, Wolcott, Prospect, Naugatuck, Thomaston, and Middlebury. When the settlement was admitted as the 28th town in the Connecticut Colony in 1686, the name was changed to Waterbury in reference to the numerous streams that emptied into the Naugatuck River from the hills on either side of the valley. The original Native American inhabitants called the area "Matetacoke" meaning "the interval lands." Thus, the settlement's name was Anglicised to "Mattatuck" in 1673. A new permanent location was found across the river to the east along the Mad River. In 1675, the turbulence of King Philip's War caused the new settlement to be vacated until the resumption of peace in 1677. According to Samuel Orcutt's history, some Puritan residents of nearby Farmington "found it expedient to purchase the same lands from different tribes, without attempting to decide between their rival claims." The original settlement of Waterbury in 1674 was in the area now known as the Town Plot section. ![]() The land was originally inhabited by the Algonquin bands. Waterbury is also home to Post University and the regional campuses of the University of Connecticut, University of Bridgeport, Western Connecticut State University as well as Naugatuck Valley Community College. The city is alongside Interstate 84 (Yankee Expressway) and Route 8 and has a Metro-North railroad station with connections to Grand Central Terminal. It was also noted for the manufacture of watches and clocks ( Timex). Throughout the first half of the 20th century, Waterbury had large industrial interests and was the leading center in the United States for the manufacture of brassware (including castings and finishings), as reflected in the nickname the " Brass City" and the city's motto Quid Aere Perennius? ("What Is More Lasting Than Brass?"). As of the 2010 census, Waterbury had a population of 110,366, making it the 10th largest city in the New York Metropolitan Area, 9th largest city in New England and the 5th largest city in Connecticut. ![]() According to the 2020 US Census, in 2020 Waterbury had a population of 114,403. Waterbury is the largest city in the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region and second-largest city in New Haven County. state of Connecticut on the Naugatuck River, 33 miles (53 km) southwest of Hartford and 77 miles (124 km) northeast of New York City. ![]()
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