The information in this article is sponsored by the adoption center in Waterbury, CT, from Adoptions From The Heart.
Nicknamed “The Brass City,” Waterbury is a city in New Haven County, just 33 miles from Hartford on the Naugatuck River. Waterbury has a population of 110,366, making it the tenth biggest city in the New York Metropolitan Area and the fifth-biggest city in Connecticut, according to the 2010 census.
History
The Algonquin tribes were the first to live in the country. According to Samuel Orcutt’s history, several Puritans in neighboring Farmington found it more convenient to buy the same property from several tribes rather than deciding between their competing interests.
In 1674, the town of Waterbury was founded in what is today known as the Town Plot part. The volatility of King Philip’s War forced the new colony to be abandoned in 1675 until peace was restored in 1677. Afterward, a new permanent location was discovered across the Mad River to the east.
During Waterbury’s first hundred years, growth was poor, with many potential settlers turned away by the lack of agricultural land caused by the Naugatuck River’s periodic flooding. In addition, the population was harmed by a major flood in 1691 and a plague in 1712. After nearly a century of the city’s establishment, the plague dropped the population down to a mere 5,000.
Historic Events
- Dr. Anthony P. Vastola formed the first Unico Club in Waterbury in 1922. There are presently 8,000 members and 150 regional groups in the organization.
- The Mickey Mouse watch was created by the Waterbury Clock Company in 1933 under the Ingersoll brand. The watch was so successful that it helped the firm avoid bankruptcy by selling over 11,000 units on the first day.
- St. Joseph’s Church, which was founded in 1894, is the first Lithuanian religious community in Connecticut and the second oldest in the country.
- In 1807, the Waterbury Land Company was established to populate Columbia, a Connecticut Western Reserve Township in Lorain County, Ohio.
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Our Local Office
Adoptions From The Heart helps prospective adoptive parents in and near the Pittsburgh area with international and domestic placements, guiding families looking into adoption, facilitating home studies, and handling all aspects of placement. To learn more, contact our Waterbury, CT, adoption center and speak with one of our caring adoption professionals.
