Waterbury is a city in the U.S. state of
Connecticut
Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...
on the
Naugatuck River, southwest of
Hartford and northeast of
New York City
New York, often called New York City or NYC, is the List of United States cities by population, most populous city in the United States. With a 2020 population of 8,804,190 distributed over , New York City is also the L ...
. Waterbury is the second-largest city in
New Haven County, Connecticut
New Haven County is a county in the south central part of the U.S. state of Connecticut. As of the 2020 census, the population was 864,835, making it the third-most populous county in Connecticut. Two of the state's top 5 largest cities, New ...
. According to the 2020 US Census, in 2020 Waterbury had a population of 114,403.
As of the
2010 census, Waterbury had a population of 110,366,
making it the 10th largest city in the
New York Metropolitan Area
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, 9th largest city in
New England
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and the 5th largest city in
Connecticut
Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its cap ...
.
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
Brass is an alloy of copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn), in proportions which can be varied to achieve different mechanical, electrical, and chemical properties. It is a substitutional alloy: atoms of the two constituents may replace each other with ...
City" and the city's motto ''Quid Aere Perennius?'' ("What Is More Lasting Than Brass?"). It was also noted for the manufacture of watches and clocks (
Timex).
The city is alongside
Interstate 84 (Yankee Expressway) and
Route 8 and has a
Metro-North
Metro-North Railroad , trading as MTA Metro-North Railroad, is a suburban commuter rail service run by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), a public authority of the U.S. state of New York and under contract with the Connecticut D ...
railroad station
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with connections to
Grand Central Terminal
Grand Central Terminal (GCT; also referred to as Grand Central Station or simply as Grand Central) is a commuter rail terminal located at 42nd Street and Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Grand Central is the southern terminus ...
. Waterbury is also home to
Post University
Post University is a private for-profit university in Waterbury, Connecticut. It was founded in 1890 as Post College. From 1990 to 2004 it was affiliated with Teikyo University in Tokyo, Japan and during that time it was named Teikyo Post Unive ...
and the regional campuses of the
University of Connecticut
The University of Connecticut (UConn) is a public land-grant research university in Storrs, Connecticut, a village in the town of Mansfield. The primary 4,400-acre (17.8 km2) campus is in Storrs, approximately a half hour's drive from Hart ...
,
University of Bridgeport,
Western Connecticut State University as well as
Naugatuck Valley Community College
Naugatuck Valley Community College (NVCC) is a public community college in Waterbury, Connecticut. It is one of the 13 colleges in the Connecticut State Colleges & Universities system. NVCC grants a variety of associate degrees and certificates. ...
.
History
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The land was originally inhabited by
the Algonquin bands. According to
Samuel Orcutt
Samuel Orcutt (1824–1893) was an American historian and genealogist. He is the author of many books on Connecticut
Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by R ...
'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
Town Plot is a neighborhood in the west end of the city of Waterbury, Connecticut.
History
Situated at the top of the hill, it has historical significance as the original settlement of Waterbury in 1674 before the permanent town was laid out on t ...
section. In 1675, the turbulence of
King Philip's War
King Philip's War (sometimes called the First Indian War, Metacom's War, Metacomet's War, Pometacomet's Rebellion, or Metacom's Rebellion) was an armed conflict in 1675–1676 between indigenous inhabitants of New England and New England coloni ...
caused the new settlement to be vacated until the resumption of peace in 1677. A new permanent location was found across the river to the east along the Mad River. The original
Native American inhabitants called the area "Matetacoke" meaning "the interval lands." Thus, the settlement's name was
Anglicised
Anglicisation is the process by which a place or person becomes influenced by English culture or British culture, or a process of cultural and/or linguistic change in which something non-English becomes English. It can also refer to the influen ...
to "Mattatuck" in 1673. When the settlement was admitted as the 28th
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
in the
Connecticut Colony
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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. At that time, it included all or parts of what later became the towns of
Watertown Watertown may refer to:
Places in China
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Places in the United States
*Watertown, Connecticut, a New England town
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,
Plymouth
Plymouth () is a port city and unitary authority in South West England. It is located on the south coast of Devon, approximately south-west of Exeter and south-west of London. It is bordered by Cornwall to the west and south-west.
Plymouth ...
,
Wolcott,
Prospect
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* Prospect (sports), any player whose rights are owned by a professional team, but who has yet to play a game for the team
* Prospect (mining ...
,
Naugatuck,
Thomaston, and
Middlebury.
Growth was slow during Waterbury's first hundred years, the lack of
arable land
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due to the constant flooding of the
Naugatuck River in particular, discouraged many potential settlers. Furthermore, the residents suffered through a great flood in 1691 and an outbreak of disease in 1712. After a century, Waterbury's population numbered just 5,000.
Waterbury emerged as an early American industrial power in the early 19th century when the city began to manufacture
brass
Brass is an alloy of copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn), in proportions which can be varied to achieve different mechanical, electrical, and chemical properties. It is a substitutional alloy: atoms of the two constituents may replace each other with ...
, harnessing the waters of the
Mad River and
Naugatuck River to power the early factories.
The new brass industry attracted many immigrant laborers from all over the world, leading to an influx of diverse nationalities. 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. Brass and copper supplied by Waterbury were used in
Nevada
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's
Boulder Dam among myriad applications across the United States.
A famous Waterbury product of the late-19th century was
Robert H. Ingersoll's one-dollar
pocket watch
A pocket watch (or pocketwatch) is a watch that is made to be carried in a pocket, as opposed to a watch, wristwatch, which is strapped to the wrist.
They were the most common type of watch from their development in the 16th century until wr ...
, five million of which were sold. After this, the clock industry became as important as Waterbury's brass industry. Evidence of these industries can still be seen in Waterbury, as numerous clocktowers and old brass factories have become landmarks of the city.
Waterbury produced silverware starting in 1858 by Rogers & Brother, and in 1886 by Rogers & Hamilton.
[Hogan, Edmund P. (1977). ''An American heritage: A book about the International Silver Company'', pp. 162, 168-69. Taylor Publishing Company: Dallas, TX. Retrieved September 1, 2018.] In 1893, Rogers & Brother exhibited wares at the
World's Columbian Exposition
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in Chicago. In 1898, both companies became part of the
International Silver Company, headquartered in nearby Meriden.
Production continued at the R&B site until 1938.
Designs of the two companies are in the collections of the
Mattatuck Museum
The Mattatuck Museum is a cultural institution based in Waterbury, Connecticut, USA. The museum's displays include the history, industries and culture of Waterbury and the Central Naugatuck Valley area, and art, including works about the state's hi ...
in Waterbury, the
Brooklyn Museum
The Brooklyn Museum is an art museum located in the New York City borough of Brooklyn. At , the museum is New York City's second largest and contains an art collection with around 1.5 million objects. Located near the Prospect Heights, Crown H ...
in New York, the
Yale University Art Gallery in New Haven, and in many historical societies and museums across the United States.
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In June 1920,
labor unrest A labour revolt or worker's uprising is a period of civil unrest characterised by strong labour militancy and strike activity. The history of labour revolts often provides the historical basis for many advocates of Marxism, communism, socialism and ...
occurred, with striking workers fighting with police on the street. Over 30 were arrested, mostly
Lithuanians
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,
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Poles
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, and
Italians
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. The strikers numbered some 15,000, with most being employed at Scovill, Chase Rolling Mill, and Chase Metal Works. One
striker
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People
*A participant in a strike action
*A participant in a hunger strike
*Blacksmith's striker, a type of blacksmith's assistant
*Striker's Independent Society, the oldest mystic krewe in America
People wi ...
was shot to death by police.
At its peak during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
, 10,000 people worked at the Scovill Manufacturing Co, later sold to Century Brass. The city's metal manufacturing mills (Scovill Manufacturing, Anaconda American Brass, and
Chase Brass & Copper were the largest) occupied more than 2 million square feet (180,000 m
2) and more than 90 buildings.
On May 24, 1962, the north side of the city was devastated by a
high-end F3 tornado that caused widespread damage, destroyed numerous neighborhoods, and left one dead and 50 injured. Damage from the storm was estimated to be at least $5 million.
Historic events
* Waterbury Land Company was formed in 1807, for the purpose of settling a Connecticut Western Reserve Township named Columbia in Lorain County, Ohio. The draft allotment was purchased for $21,600.
* Waterbury's
Fr. Michael J. McGivney founded the
Knights of Columbus in
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is located on New Haven Harbor on the northern shore of Long Island Sound in New Haven County, Connecticut and is part of the New York City metropolitan area. With a population of 134,02 ...
, on February 2, 1882. Though the first councils were in Connecticut, the Order spread throughout the United States.
* Established in 1894, St. Joseph's Church holds the distinction of being the first
Lithuanian
Lithuanian may refer to:
* Lithuanians
* Lithuanian language
* The country of Lithuania
* Grand Duchy of Lithuania
* Culture of Lithuania
* Lithuanian cuisine
* Lithuanian Jews as often called "Lithuanians" (''Lita'im'' or ''Litvaks'') by other Jew ...
worshiping community in Connecticut and second oldest in the country.
* The first
Unico Club was founded in Waterbury in 1922 by Dr. Anthony P. Vastola. It grew to 8,000 members and 150 regional groups. The membership is composed of business and professional people of
Italian lineage or those who are married to an
Italian-American. The clubs sponsor educational, cultural and civic programs.
* Sacred Heart was the first Catholic high school in Connecticut, September 6, 1922.
* One of the first full-length sound motion pictures was made in the 1920s at the studios of the Bristol Co. at Platts Mills by Professor
William Henry Bristol
William Henry Bristol (July 5, 1859–June 18, 1930) was an inventor, manufacturer, educator, and environmentalist. Bristol was born in Waterbury, Connecticut.
After graduating from the Stevens Institute of Technology in 1884 with an engineering ...
, who experimented for years with sound pictures.
* The
Waterbury Clock Company produced the
Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse is an animated cartoon Character (arts), character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. The longtime mascot of The Walt Disney Company, Mickey is an Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic mouse who typically wears red sho ...
watch in 1933 under the
Ingersoll brand. The watch was so popular that over 11,000 were sold the first day, and it saved the company from bankruptcy.
* W1XBS in Waterbury was one of four radio stations in the country that began experimental high fidelity broadcasting in 1934. The station broadcast at 1530
kHz
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, and joined the CBS Radio Network on December 1, 1938. They moved to 1590 kHz in 1941, in accordance with the
North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement
The North American Regional Broadcasting Agreement (NARBA, es, Convenio Regional Norteamericano de Radiodifusión) refers to a series of international treaties that defined technical standards for AM band (mediumwave) radio stations. These agreem ...
. The station's broadcasting license was cancelled in 1998 to allow New York's
WWRL
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By day, WWRL broadcasts at 25,000 wat ...
to be upgraded after that station purchased it; at the time it had been known as
WQQW WQQW may refer to:
* 570 WWRC, Bethesda, Maryland, which used the call sign WQQW from 1946 to 1951
* 1590 WQQW (Connecticut), Waterbury, Connecticut, which used the call sign from 1972 to its deletion in 1996
* 1510 WQQW (Illinois)
WQQW was a c ...
.
* Victor Zembruski started his ''Polish Eagles'' show on Waterbury radio station
WATR
WATR (1320 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Waterbury, Connecticut and the Naugatuck Valley. The station is owned by WATR, Inc. It airs a full-service format featuring news/talk, as well as classic hits. It was until May 2022 the olde ...
in 1934. called "The Zembruski Family Polka Hour", it is one of the oldest continuously broadcast shows on American radio.
* The Chase Dispensary, a medical clinic for employees of the Chase Brass & Copper Co., opened one of the first
birth control
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clinics in the country in 1938.
Geography
According to the
United States Census Bureau
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, the city has a total area of , of which is land and , or 1.46%, is water.
Waterbury lies in the
humid continental climate
A humid continental climate is a climatic region defined by Russo-German climatologist Wladimir Köppen in 1900, typified by four distinct seasons and large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and freezing ...
zone, and normally sees cold, snowy winters and warm, humid summers.
Neighborhoods
Waterbury's neighborhoods are shaped by the history and geography of the city.
Ethnic communities distinguish the city's 25 neighborhoods. Clusters of shops at the street corners created villages within the city. For many people, home, work and community life was contained within their neighborhood. Downtown, a short walk away, was "the city", offering live theater, fancy stores, parades and spectacles.
*
Brooklyn
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* Bucks Hill
*
Bunker Hill
* Country Club
* Crownbrook
*
Downtown
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*
East End
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*
East Mountain
* Fair Lawn
* Fairmount
* Gilmartin
*
Hillside
* Hopeville
* Long Hill
*
North End
* North Square
* Overlook
* Pine Hill
* Robinwood
*
South End
*
Town Plot
Town Plot is a neighborhood in the west end of the city of Waterbury, Connecticut.
History
Situated at the top of the hill, it has historical significance as the original settlement of Waterbury in 1674 before the permanent town was laid out on t ...
* Washington Hill
*
Waterville
* West Side
* WOW / Walnut-Orange-Walsh
Demographics
As of the
census
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of 2010, there were 110,366 people, 42,761 households, and 26,996 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 42,761 housing units at an average density of 1,492.0 per square mile. The racial makeup of the city was 58.8%
White
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, 20.1%
Black
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or
African American
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, 0.6%
Native American, 1.8%
Asian
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, 0.1%
Pacific Islander
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, 14.2% from
other races, and 4.6% from two or more races.
Hispanic
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The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to Vic ...
or
Latino
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* Hispanic and Latino Americans in the United States
* The people or cultures of Latin America;
** Latin A ...
people of any race were 31.2% of the population.
Waterbury has a large
Italian-American population with 21.46% of its residents claiming Italian heritage. The Italian influence is especially strong in the Town Plot, Brooklyn, and North End neighborhoods. Additionally, the city is home to thriving
Albanian
Albanian may refer to:
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**Albanian language
**Albanian culture
**Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...
,
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Dominican,
Brazil
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ian,
Jamaica
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n,
Lithuanian
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* Lithuanians
* Lithuanian language
* The country of Lithuania
* Grand Duchy of Lithuania
* Culture of Lithuania
* Lithuanian cuisine
* Lithuanian Jews as often called "Lithuanians" (''Lita'im'' or ''Litvaks'') by other Jew ...
,
Portuguese, and
Puerto Rican communities. Waterbury also has a large
Irish community, especially in the Washington Hill section which is home to the city's annual St. Patrick Day's Parade, which, oddly enough, is rarely held on St. Patrick's Day itself. At the beginning of the 21st century, Waterbury had a growing
Orthodox Jewish
Orthodox Judaism is the collective term for the traditionalist and theologically conservative branches of contemporary Judaism. Theologically, it is chiefly defined by regarding the Torah, both Written and Oral, as revealed by God to Moses on M ...
population. Waterbury had a significant Jewish population beginning in the late 1800s, initially as a result of
German
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immigration. The first
synagogue
A synagogue, ', 'house of assembly', or ', "house of prayer"; Yiddish: ''shul'', Ladino: or ' (from synagogue); or ', "community". sometimes referred to as shul, and interchangeably used with the word temple, is a Jewish house of worshi ...
in Waterbury opened in 1872. In the early 20th century, almost 9,000
Jews
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immigrated from Eastern Europe, with many fleeing persecution. The Orthodox Jewish community has experienced a renaissance since 2000 due to efforts by educators and developers to create an affordable alternative to the high cost of living in established Orthodox communities in New York and New Jersey. This renaissance began with the founding of the
Yeshiva
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K'tana of Waterbury in 2000; as of 2014, this full-service elementary and middle school has nearly 400 students. Other educational institutions are the Yeshiva Gedolah of Waterbury, which includes a ''
mesivta
''Mesivta'' (also metivta; Aramaic: מתיבתא, "academy") is an Orthodox Jewish yeshiva secondary school for boys. The term is commonly used in the United States to describe a yeshiva that emphasizes Talmudic studies for boys in grades ...
'' high school and ''
beit medrash
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'' (undergraduate) program for approximately 230 students, a
Bais Yaakov school for girls, and a ''
kolel''. As of the end of 2014, the Waterbury Orthodox community numbers 180 families and includes a ''
mikveh
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Most forms of ritual impurity can be purif ...
'', ''
eruv
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'', and community services such as
Hatzalah and
Chaverim.
There were 42,622 households, out of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.7% were married couples living together, 28.4% had a single householder with no husband present, and 36.9% were non-families. 31.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.46 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.6% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.2 years. For every 100 females, there were 89.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.8 males.
According to the 2014 5-year American Community Survey (conducted 2010–2014, data released December 3, 2015), the median income for a household in the city was $41,136, compared to $69,899 statewide. In Waterbury, 24.2% of the population, or 26,122 residents of the city, lived below the poverty line, compared to 10.5% statewide. In Waterbury, 36.8% of the child population age 0–17, or 9,984 children in the city, lived below the poverty line, compared to 14% statewide.
Economy
Waterbury's economic decline in the 1970s and 1980s resulted in it being ranked as having the worst quality of life of 300 U.S. metropolitan areas by ''Money Magazine'' in 1992. Waterbury was also rated as one of the "Worst Places for Businesses and Careers in America" by ''Forbes Magazine'' in April 2008. Regardless, the city was named on the 100 Best Places to Raise a Family list in the same year.
According to the city's 2010 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,
the top employers in the city are:
Arts and culture
Landmarks
*
Union Station, constructed in 1900.
*
Holy Land USA
Holy Land USA is an theme park in Waterbury, Connecticut, inspired by selected passages from the Bible. It consists of a chapel, stations of the cross, and replicas of catacombs and Israelite villages constructed from cinder blocks, bathtubs, and ...
, a park with an illuminated cross on a hill, was one of Connecticut's most popular tourist attractions in the 1960s and 1970s.
*
Municipal Stadium, built in 1930.
*The Apothecary Building, built in 1893.
*A statue on the Carrie Welton Fountain.
*''Soldiers' Monument'', sculpted by Waterbury resident
George Edwin Bissell
George Edwin Bissell (February 16, 1839 – August 30, 1920) was an American sculptor.
Biography
Bissell was born New Preston, Connecticut, the son of a quarryman and marble-cutter. During the American Civil War he served as a private in the 2 ...
as a tribute to the
American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states th ...
.
*
Elton Hotel, built in 1905.
*The
Cass Gilbert National Register District
The Waterbury Municipal Center Complex, also known as the Cass Gilbert National Register District, is a group of five buildings, including City Hall, on Field and Grand streets in Waterbury, Connecticut, United States. They are large stone and bri ...
, founded after architect
Cass Gilbert won a competition to design Waterbury's City Hall.
*The statue of
Christopher Columbus
Christopher Columbus
* lij, Cristoffa C(or)ombo
* es, link=no, Cristóbal Colón
* pt, Cristóvão Colombo
* ca, Cristòfor (or )
* la, Christophorus Columbus. (; born between 25 August and 31 October 1451, died 20 May 1506) was a ...
, by sculptor
Frank Gaylord
Frank Chalfant Gaylord II (March 9, 1925 – March 21, 2018) was an American sculptor best known for "The Column", a sculptural tableau of United States soldiers and sailors which is part of the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
C ...
(1984).
*The
Ben Franklin statue (1921), by sculptor
Paul Wayland Bartlett
Paul Wayland Bartlett (January 24, 1865 – September 20, 1925) was an American sculptor working in the Beaux-Arts tradition of heroic realism.
Life
Bartlett was born in New Haven, Connecticut, the son of Truman Howe Bartlett, an art critic a ...
, a Waterbury resident.
*Waterbury Courthouse, the former headquarters of the Anaconda American Brass Company.
*The
Waterbury Clock Company buildings, constructed in 1857. By the end of the 19th century, the company employed 3,000 workers and manufactured 20,000 clocks and watches per day. During World War II, it was the largest producer of fuse timers for precision defense products in the United States.
*The Harrub Pilgrim Memorial (1930), by
Hermon Atkins MacNeil.
*Chief Two Moon Meridas Laboratory, where
Two Moon Meridas
Two Moon Meridas (ca. 1888 – 1933) was an American seller of herbal medicine who claimed that he was of Sioux birth.
Early life and education
Meridas was born Chico Colon Meridan, son of Chico Meridan and Mary Tumoon, both of whom were born ...
manufactured herbal medications.
*
Mattatuck Museum Arts and History Center
The Mattatuck Museum is a cultural institution based in Waterbury, Connecticut, USA. The museum's displays include the history, industries and culture of Waterbury and the Central Naugatuck Valley area, and art, including works about the state's hi ...
, dedicated to collecting and exhibiting Connecticut artists and sculptors.
*
Brass Mill Center
Brass Mill Center is a shopping mall located in Waterbury, Connecticut. The mall and its accompanying complex, the Brass Mill Commons, cost $160 million to build. At , it is Connecticut's fifth largest mall, containing over 130 shops. It is loca ...
, a shopping venue.
*The Palace Theatre (1922).
File:UnionStationClockTower.jpg, Union Station clocktower
File:Elton1940s.jpg, Hotel Elton, 1940s
File:WaterburyClock.jpg, Waterbury Clock Company buildings
File:HarrubMemorial.jpg, Harrub Pilgrim Memorial
File:Waterbury street view.JPG, View of Main Street with Sacred Heart Church in center
Government
Waterbury has about 52,000 registered voters, of whom about 24,000 are Democrats. There are about 7,800 registered Republicans and the balance are largely unaffiliated, with a smattering belonging to minor parties.
John S. Monagan
John Stephen Monagan (December 23, 1911 – October 23, 2005) was a Connecticut politician, lawyer, and author.
Monagan graduated from Dartmouth College in 1933, where he majored in French literature and was the editor of the ''Dartmouth Jack-O- ...
, who was a prolific author in addition to his political responsibilities, served as Waterbury's mayor from 1943 to 1948. He also served as its district's congressional representative from 1959 to 1973.
George Harlamon
George Peter Harlamon (February 5, 1919 – May 14, 2011) was an American municipal politician. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, Harlamon served as the mayor of Waterbury, Connecticut, Waterbury, Connecticut, fr ...
, a member of the Waterbury Hall of Fame, was the city's 40th mayor. He served from 1969 to 1970 during a period of racial tension. The city is known for its hard-nosed political culture compared locally to
Cook County, Illinois
Cook County is the most populous county in the U.S. state of Illinois and the second-most-populous county in the United States, after Los Angeles County, California. More than 40% of all residents of Illinois live within Cook County. As of 20 ...
, close elections, and a number of scandals.
Waterbury's scandalous past dates back to 1940, when Mayor T. Frank Hayes and 22 others were convicted of conspiracy to defraud the City of Waterbury. Hayes received a 10–15 year sentence and served six years. Ironically, the massive corruption scheme was exposed with the help of then comptroller Sherwood Rowland, grandfather of Gov.
John G. Rowland
John Grosvenor Rowland (born May 24, 1957) is an American politician, author, and convicted felon who served as the 86th Governor of Connecticut from 1995 to 2004. He served two nonconsecutive prison terms on various corruption charges. A Repu ...
, who was convicted on corruption charges in 2004. What appeared to have been a defeat for Hayes was not really a victory for Pape, and the stage was set for further corruption in Waterbury in the second half of the 20th century. Waterbury was in serious financial straits due to years of mismanagement, resulting in the city's finances being taken over by the State of Connecticut. The State Oversight Board oversaw city business for several years and have since left following consecutive years of balanced budgets. In 1992 former Mayor
Joseph Santopietro
Joseph is a common male given name, derived from the Hebrew Yosef (יוֹסֵף). "Joseph" is used, along with "Josef", mostly in English, French and partially German languages. This spelling is also found as a variant in the languages of the mo ...
was sentenced to nine years in prison following a public corruption conviction. The successors to
Philip Giordano
Philip Anthony Giordano (born March 25, 1963) is the former Republican mayor of Waterbury, Connecticut, and a convicted sex offender. He was born in Caracas, Venezuela, to Italian people, Italian parents and his family moved to the United States ...
, former acting mayor
Sam Caligiuri
Sam S. F. Caligiuri (born August 23, 1966) is an American lawyer and former Connecticut State Senator. In 2010, he ran for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, but switched for a House seat in Connecticut's 5th congressional district. ...
(2001) and former mayor
Michael Jarjura
Michael Jarjura (born May 12, 1961) is an American attorney and politician who served as the mayor of Waterbury, Connecticut from 2001-2011.
He was elected in November 1992 to represent Waterbury's 74th District in the Connecticut House of Repr ...
(2001–2011) managed the city without major controversy since 2001. Democrat
Neil O'Leary
Neil Michael O'Leary (born October 10, 1958) is an American politician and retired police chief currently serving as the 46th mayor of the City of Waterbury, Connecticut. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Chief of police
In 1980, O'Leary ...
was elected the 46th Mayor of Waterbury on November 9, 2011.
In 1939, Pape backed an attempt to install
council-manager government and
single-transferable-vote elections. The local Republican Party and
Connecticut General Assembly
The Connecticut General Assembly (CGA) is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is a bicameral body composed of the 151-member House of Representatives and the 36-member Senate. It meets in the state capital, Hartford. Th ...
also supported this measure. New York Mayor
Fiorello H. La Guardia
Fiorello Henry LaGuardia (; born Fiorello Enrico LaGuardia, ; December 11, 1882September 20, 1947) was an American attorney and politician who represented New York in the House of Representatives and served as the 99th Mayor of New York City from ...
helped campaign for its passage, having backed similar reforms in his own city in 1936.
A number of presidential candidates have campaigned in Waterbury due to its pivotal role in statewide elections. The most famous was the election eve visit on the Green by
John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to by his initials JFK and the nickname Jack, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination i ...
in 1960. Forty thousand people waited until 3am on the Green to greet Kennedy on Sunday, November 6, 1960. Sen. Kennedy spoke to them from the balcony of the
Roger Smith Hotel
The Roger Smith Hotel is a family-run boutique hotel established in 1929, located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.
History
The Roger Smith was originally a hotel chain. The Roger Smith Corporation opened the first Roger Smith hotel in Stamf ...
(now called the Elton).
Pierre Salinger later said it was the greatest night of the campaign. In September 1984
Ronald Reagan
Ronald Wilson Reagan ( ; February 6, 1911June 5, 2004) was an American politician, actor, and union leader who served as the 40th president of the United States from 1981 to 1989. He also served as the 33rd governor of California from 1967 ...
held a huge noontime election rally at the same location. In July 2006 former president
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson Clinton ( né Blythe III; born August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd president of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He previously served as governor of Arkansas from 1979 to 1981 and agai ...
made a campaign appearance at the
Palace Theatre Palace Theatre, or Palace Theater, is the name of many theatres in different countries, including:
Australia
*Palace Theatre, Melbourne, Victoria
*Palace Theatre, Sydney, New South Wales
Canada
*Palace Theatre, housed in the Robillard Block, Mo ...
for Senator
Joe Lieberman during his campaign for re-election to the
U.S. Senate
The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States.
The composition and powe ...
. Shortly after the Democratic primary, Tom Swan, campaign manager for Lieberman's opponent
Ned Lamont, described Waterbury as a place where "the forces of slime meet the forces of evil," after a large majority of the town's voters backed Lieberman. Swan claimed he was referring to former mayor
Philip A. Giordano
Philip Anthony Giordano (born March 25, 1963) is the former Republican mayor of Waterbury, Connecticut, and a convicted sex offender. He was born in Caracas, Venezuela, to Italian parents and his family moved to the United States when he was two ...
and former governor
John G. Rowland
John Grosvenor Rowland (born May 24, 1957) is an American politician, author, and convicted felon who served as the 86th Governor of Connecticut from 1995 to 2004. He served two nonconsecutive prison terms on various corruption charges. A Repu ...
.
Governor John G. Rowland served ten months in a federal prison until February 10, 2006. He was released from federal prison with the stipulation that he serve four months house arrest with an electronic ankle bracelet monitor until June 2006.
In January 2008 Waterbury Mayor
Michael Jarjura
Michael Jarjura (born May 12, 1961) is an American attorney and politician who served as the mayor of Waterbury, Connecticut from 2001-2011.
He was elected in November 1992 to represent Waterbury's 74th District in the Connecticut House of Repr ...
announced that he would hire Rowland as an economic development advisor for the city. Rowland began work in February that year receiving an annual salary of $95,000 as the city's economic development coordinator funded in conjunction with the Greater Waterbury Chamber of Commerce.
In 2011, the Board of Aldermen voted to eliminate funding the city's portion of his salary and in November 2011 Rowland stated he would give up his position when his contract expired thus ending his quasi-city employment.
Later that year, following his victory over then Mayor Jarjura, new mayor Neil O'Leary created the position of Economic Development Director as part of his new administration, removing the duties from the Chamber of Commerce and bringing them directly into City Hall, making Economic Development a cornerstone of his administration. Ron Pugliese was hired as the first director to hold the position.
Education
Public schools are operated by
Waterbury Public Schools
Waterbury Public Schools is a school district based in Waterbury, Connecticut.
The district serves over 18,000 students. Waterbury is notable as the first school district in Connecticut to establish a dress code for all students. Waterbury Public ...
, under the leadership of a superintendent and a board of education consisting of ten elected members and the city mayor, who acts as chairman ''ex-officio''. Schools include:
High schools
*
Crosby High School
*
Kennedy High School
*
Waterbury Arts Magnet School
The Waterbury Arts Magnet School is a public middle/high school located in downtown Waterbury, Connecticut
Waterbury is a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut on the Naugatuck River, southwest of Hartford and northeast of New York City. W ...
* Wilby High School
*
Waterbury Career Academy High School
Middle schools
* North End Middle School
* Wallace Middle School
* West Side Middle School
Elementary schools
* B.W. Tinker Elementary School
* Bucks Hill Elementary School
* Bunker Hill Elementary School
* Carrington Elementary School
* Chase Elementary School
* Driggs Elementary School
* Duggan Pre-K–8 School
* F.J Kingsbury Elementary School
* Generali Elementary School
* Hopeville Elementary School
* John G. Gilmartin Elementary School
* Jonathan Reed Pre-K–8 School
* Maloney Interdistrict Magnet School
* Regan Elementary School
* Rotella Interdistrict Magnet School
* Sprague Elementary School
* Walsh Elementary School
* Washington Elementary School
* Wendell Cross Elementary School
* Woodrow Wilson Elementary School
Religious schools
*Alpha and Omega Christian Academy
*Catholic Academy of Waterbury (A merge of the closed Blessed Sacrament & St. Mary's Schools)
*
Holy Cross High School
*Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School
*
Sacred Heart High School Sacred Heart High School may refer to:
Canada
*Sacred Heart High School (Ottawa), Ontario
*Sacred Heart Catholic High School (Newmarket), Newmarket, Ontario
* Sacred Heart Catholic High School (Walkerton), Walkerton, Ontario
* Sacred Heart High S ...
*Sacred Heart Middle School
*Yeshiva Gedolah of Waterbury
*Yeshiva K'tana of Waterbury
Colleges and universities
*
Naugatuck Valley Community College
Naugatuck Valley Community College (NVCC) is a public community college in Waterbury, Connecticut. It is one of the 13 colleges in the Connecticut State Colleges & Universities system. NVCC grants a variety of associate degrees and certificates. ...
*
Post University
Post University is a private for-profit university in Waterbury, Connecticut. It was founded in 1890 as Post College. From 1990 to 2004 it was affiliated with Teikyo University in Tokyo, Japan and during that time it was named Teikyo Post Unive ...
*
University of Bridgeport (Regional Campus)
*
University of Connecticut
The University of Connecticut (UConn) is a public land-grant research university in Storrs, Connecticut, a village in the town of Mansfield. The primary 4,400-acre (17.8 km2) campus is in Storrs, approximately a half hour's drive from Hart ...
(Regional Campus / Downtown Waterbury)
*
Western Connecticut State University (Regional Campus)
Media
Two newspapers are operated within Waterbury: the ''
Republican-American'', which covers 36 communities throughout Western Connecticut,
and the ''Waterbury Observer''.
WATR
WATR (1320 AM) is a radio station licensed to serve Waterbury, Connecticut and the Naugatuck Valley. The station is owned by WATR, Inc. It airs a full-service format featuring news/talk, as well as classic hits. It was until May 2022 the olde ...
1320 AM, a radio station under the same family ownership since 1934 and broadcasting on the same frequency since 1939, operates a News/Talk/Classic Hits music format and is the only radio station broadcasting in Waterbury.
Two FM radio stations are also located in Waterbury:
WWYZ
WWYZ (92.5 FM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Waterbury, Connecticut, and serving the Central Connecticut, Greater Hartford and Southern Connecticut areas. It is owned by iHeartMedia, and airs a country radio format.
The studios an ...
92.5, which plays a
country music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...
format and
WMRQ
WMRQ-FM (104.1 MHz) is an alternative rock radio station licensed to Waterbury, Connecticut, and serving the Greater Hartford media market. WMRQ-FM is owned by Red Wolf Broadcasting and has an effective radiated power (ERP) of 14,000 watts. ...
104.1, which plays alternative rock. They both transmit from 10 miles away in
Meriden and have wide-reaching signals that can be heard clearly as far away as
Bridgeport
Bridgeport is the most populous city and a major port in the U.S. state of Connecticut. With a population of 148,654 in 2020, it is also the fifth-most populous in New England. Located in eastern Fairfield County at the mouth of the Pequonnoc ...
.
WTXX-TV
WCCT-TV (channel 20), branded on-air as CW 20, is a television station licensed to Waterbury, Connecticut, United States, serving the Hartford–New Haven market as an affiliate of The CW. It is owned by Tegna Inc. alongside Hartford-licensed ...
(channel 20) is licensed to Waterbury and serves as Hartford's affiliate for
The CW
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; it is operated out of the ''
Hartford Courant
The ''Hartford Courant'' is the largest daily newspaper in the U.S. state of Connecticut, and is considered to be the oldest continuously published newspaper in the United States. A morning newspaper serving most of the state north of New Haven ...
'' building with sister
Tribune Broadcasting Fox
Foxes are small to medium-sized, omnivorous mammals belonging to several genera of the family Canidae. They have a flattened skull, upright, triangular ears, a pointed, slightly upturned snout, and a long bushy tail (or ''brush'').
Twelve sp ...
affiliate
WTIC-TV (channel 61), and carries mainly syndicated content outside of network hours.
Infrastructure
Transportation
![Waterbury, CT, Metro-North station](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/Waterbury%2C_CT%2C_Metro-North_station.jpg)
Commuting in the Greater Waterbury area consists of multiple public transportation options. the
CT Transit
CTtransit (styled as CT ''transit'') is a bus system serving much of the U.S. state of Connecticut and is a division of that state's Department of Transportation. CTtransit provides bus service via contract providers for seven different ...
through
Northeast Transportation Company, operates a significant number of city buses running from the Waterbury's city center at Exchange Place to various neighborhoods in the city. In 2014 the
Hartford-New Britain Busway
CTfastrak (constructed as the New Britain-Hartford Busway) is a regional bus rapid transit system currently operating between downtown Hartford and Downtown New Britain station in New Britain in central Connecticut. Operated by Connecticut Trans ...
was opened, a local bus runs to Waterbury,
Cheshire
Cheshire ( ) is a ceremonial and historic county in North West England, bordered by Wales to the west, Merseyside and Greater Manchester to the north, Derbyshire to the east, and Staffordshire and Shropshire to the south. Cheshire's county t ...
,
Southington and
New Britain
New Britain ( tpi, Niu Briten) is the largest island in the Bismarck Archipelago, part of the Islands Region of Papua New Guinea. It is separated from New Guinea by a northwest corner of the Solomon Sea (or with an island hop of Umboi the Dam ...
an express bus to run between Waterbury and
Hartford.
Metro-North Railroad
Metro-North Railroad , trading as MTA Metro-North Railroad, is a suburban commuter rail service run by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), a New York State public benefit corporations, public authority of the U.S. state of New Yor ...
runs commuter trains multiple times a day between the
Waterbury station
Waterbury station is a commuter rail stop on the Waterbury Branch of the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, located on Meadow Street in Waterbury, Connecticut. It is the northern terminus of the Waterbury Branch.
Following its completion on ...
and
Bridgeport
Bridgeport is the most populous city and a major port in the U.S. state of Connecticut. With a population of 148,654 in 2020, it is also the fifth-most populous in New England. Located in eastern Fairfield County at the mouth of the Pequonnoc ...
, with connections to
Grand Central Terminal
Grand Central Terminal (GCT; also referred to as Grand Central Station or simply as Grand Central) is a commuter rail terminal located at 42nd Street and Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Grand Central is the southern terminus ...
in
New York City
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. Waterbury's
Union Station, built in 1909 for the
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad, is now closed for use as a railway station and part of the building is now the headquarters of the ''Republican-American'' newspaper. Passengers traveling to and from Waterbury board and alight on a concrete platform adjacent to the old station. There are no ticket agents at Waterbury, which is currently the end of the line for the
Waterbury Branch
The Waterbury Branch is a branch of the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line, running north from a junction in the Devon section of Milford to Waterbury, Connecticut. Originally built as the Naugatuck Railroad, it once continued north to Winste ...
.
The two main highways that run through the heart of the city are
I-84
Interstate 84 may refer to:
* Interstate 84 (Oregon–Utah), passing through Idaho, formerly known as Interstate 80N
* Interstate 84 (Pennsylvania–Massachusetts)
Interstate 84 (I-84) is an Interstate Highway in the Northeaster ...
(Yankee Expressway) and
Route 8. In the downtown area, I-84 and Route 8 are located on the elevated William W. Deady Bridge, known locally as the "MixMaster" with eastbound traffic on the upper deck and westbound traffic on the lower deck. The interchange is ranked as one of the most heavily congested traffic areas in the New York/Connecticut region.
Waterbury–Oxford Airport
Waterbury–Oxford Airport , also known as Oxford Airport, is a public airport located three miles (5 km) north of the central business district of Oxford, a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States.
The land on which the airp ...
is the primary airport serving the city. The smaller
Waterbury Airport is about from the city's central business district.
Bradley International Airport
Bradley International Airport is a public international airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, United States. Owned and operated by the Connecticut Airport Authority, it is the second-largest airport in New England.
The airport is about halfw ...
(
BDL
Bradley International Airport is a public international airport in Windsor Locks, Connecticut, United States. Owned and operated by the Connecticut Airport Authority, it is the second-largest airport in New England.
The airport is about halfw ...
) in
Windsor Locks
Windsor Locks is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 12,613. It is the site of Bradley International Airport, which serves the Greater Hartford-Springfield region and occupies approxim ...
and
Tweed New Haven Airport
Tweed-New Haven Regional Airport is a public airport located three miles southeast of downtown New Haven, in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States.. Federal Aviation Administration. Effective Sep 15, 2016. The airport is partly located i ...
(
HVN) in
East Haven are the closest commercial airports to Waterbury.
Police department
The Waterbury Police Department was founded in 1853. The department has a police academy.
Fire department
Waterbury Fire Department is a full-time, paid department, which operates eight fire stations, under the command of a Battalion Chief and a Deputy Chief.
Notable people
*
Fritz Barzilauskas, NFL player
*
Michael Bergin, one of first male supermodels, actor on TV's ''Baywatch''
*
William F. Bolger
William F. Bolger (March 13, 1923 – August 21, 1989) was the 65th Postmaster General of the United States from March 15, 1978 to January 1, 1985. He was born in Waterbury, Connecticut. Bolger served in the United States Army Air Forces dur ...
,
United States Postmaster General 1978–1985
*
Darren Brass
Darren Brass is an American tattoo artist and television personality. He was featured in the reality television show ''Miami Ink''.
Information
Darren Brass cites Chris Garver, Joe Vegas, Bob Roberts, and Ed Hardy
Don Ed Hardy (born 1945) i ...
, tattoo artist, reality show character, from
TLC
TLC may refer to:
Arts and entertainment Television
* ''TLC'' (TV series), a 2002 British situational comedy television series that aired on BBC2
* TLC (TV network), formerly the Learning Channel, an American cable TV network
** TLC (Asia), an As ...
hit show ''
Miami Ink''
*
William H. Bristol, inventor and manufacturer, born in Waterbury; invented "Bristolphone" to simultaneously record voices and other sounds with motion in moving pictures
*
Nixzmary Brown
Nixzmary Brown (July 18, 1998 – January 11, 2006) was a seven-year-old American girl from Brooklyn, New York whose physical abuse, parental neglect and murder led to reforms in New York City's Administration for Children's Services.
Murd ...
, murder victim
*
John Caneira
John Cascaes Caneira (born October 7, 1952) is a retired professional baseball player who played two seasons for the California Angels of Major League Baseball.
Born in Waterbury, Connecticut, Caneira went to Naugatuck High School in Naugatuck, ...
, former MLB player
*
Lucia Chase
Lucia Hosmer Chase (24 March 1897 – 9 January 1986) was an American dancer, actress, ballet director and also the co-founder of the American Ballet Theatre.
Life and career
Chase was born in Waterbury, Connecticut, the daughter of Elizabeth ...
, dancer, actress, ballet director
*
Joe Cipriano
Joe Cipriano is an American voice over actor, radio and TV on-air personality, and author.
Early life and education
Cipriano was born September 8, 1954, in Waterbury, Connecticut. He attended Watertown High School.
Career
Cipriano began his ca ...
, television announcer (also known as Tom Collins on
WWCO
WWCO (1240 AM; "Viva") is a radio station licensed in Waterbury, Connecticut, broadcasting a Spanish-language tropical music format. WWCO is a simulcast of WRYM (840 AM) in New Britain. The station is owned by Trignition Media.
History
WWCO ...
in Waterbury) for ''
Deal or No Deal
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'' and ''
1 vs. 100
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''
*
Deirdre Coleman-Imus, Waterbury-born actress; married radio personality
Don Imus in 1995
*
Scott Conant
Scott Conant (born February 19, 1971) is an American celebrity chef, restaurateur, and cookbook author. Since 2009, Conant has been a judge on the reality cooking television series ''Chopped''. He has published four cookbooks.
Early life
Conant ...
, chef, restaurateur, food personality, and cookbook author
*
Roger Connor, player in Baseball Hall of Fame
*
Bob Crane, actor, of ''Hogan's Heroes'' fame; born in Waterbury and worked at Connecticut radio stations before moving to California
*
Justin Credible, professional wrestler
*
Patrick DeLeon, former president of
American Psychological Association
The American Psychological Association (APA) is the largest scientific and professional organization of psychologists in the United States, with over 133,000 members, including scientists, educators, clinicians, consultants, and students. It ha ...
and former chief of staff for Senator
Daniel Inouye
Daniel Ken Inouye ( ; September 7, 1924 – December 17, 2012) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from Hawaii from 1963 until his death in 2012. Beginning in 1959, he was the first U.S. representative f ...
*
Andre "mrDEYO" Deyo, singer-songwriter, best known for writing "Jenny From The Block" for
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lynn Affleck (' Lopez; born July 24, 1969), also known as J.Lo, is an American singer, actress and dancer. In 1991, she began appearing as a Fly Girl dancer on the sketch comedy television series ''In Living Color'', where she rema ...
in 2002; graduated from John F. Kennedy High School
*
Allie DiMeco
Alexandra Jean Theresa "Allie" DiMeco (born June 12, 1992) is an American actress, reality television personality, multi-instrumentalist, and model primarily known for playing the role of Nat Wolff's main love interest Rosalina in the Nickelodeon ...
, actress, best known for playing Rosalina on
''The Naked Brothers Band'' on Nickelodeon
*
Joe Diorio, jazz guitarist and theorist, author, teacher at
University of Southern California
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*
Red Donahue
Francis Rostell "Red" Donahue (January 23, 1873 – August 25, 1913) was an American Major League Baseball pitcher from Waterbury, Connecticut, who played for 13 seasons both in the National League and the American League from through .
Career
R ...
, pitcher for six different
MLB
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teams
*
Damane Duckett
Damane Jerrel Duckett (born January 21, 1981 in Waterbury, Connecticut) is a former American football offensive tackle. He most recently played for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. He was signed by the Carolina Panthers as an undraft ...
, offensive tackle for NFL's
San Francisco 49ers
The San Francisco 49ers (also written as the San Francisco Forty-Niners) are a professional American football team based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The 49ers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's National ...
; also played for
New York Giants
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and
Carolina Panthers
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*
Feodor Fedorenko
Feodor Fedorenko or Fyodor Federenko; ''Fedir Fedorenko''; russian: Фёдор Демьянович Федоренко (September 17, 1907 – July 28, 1987) was a Soviet-Nazi collaborator and war criminal who served at Treblinka exterminatio ...
, Nazi war criminal (born in Crimea, deported in 1984)
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Kevin Foster, athlete, actor and
Guinness World Record
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holder
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Robert Gallo
Robert Charles Gallo (; born March 23, 1937) is an American biomedical researcher. He is best known for his role in establishing the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) as the infectious agent responsible for acquired immune deficiency syndrome ( ...
, biomedical researcher, known for role in identifying Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) as infectious agent responsible for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
*
Mordechai Gifter
Mordechai Gifter (October 15, 1915 - January 18, 2001) was an American Haredi rabbi. He was the rosh yeshiva (dean) of the Telz Yeshiva in Cleveland, and among the foremost religious leaders of Orthodox Jewry in the late 20th century.
Gifter st ...
, one of America's leading Torah scholars, served as rabbi of Waterbury's Jewish community from 1941 to 1945
*
Philip Giordano
Philip Anthony Giordano (born March 25, 1963) is the former Republican mayor of Waterbury, Connecticut, and a convicted sex offender. He was born in Caracas, Venezuela, to Italian people, Italian parents and his family moved to the United States ...
, former mayor of Waterbury (R), stripped of power in 2001 after investigation revealed alleged sexual acts with a minor and other possible
pedophilia charges
*
Robert D. Glass
Robert Davis Glass (November 28, 1922 – November 27, 2001) was the first African American justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court, serving from 1987 to 1992. He was a plaintiff in ''McKissick v. Carmichael'', which desegregated the University o ...
(1922–2001), first African American justice of the
Connecticut Supreme Court
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(1987–1992)
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Ralph Goldstein
Ralph Myer Goldstein (October 6, 1913 – July 25, 1997) was an American Olympic épée fencer.
Early and personal life
Goldstein was born in Malden, Massachusetts, and was Jewish.[Ryan Gomes
Ryan Anthony Gomes (born September 1, 1982) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach for the Cold Hearts of Overtime Elite (OTE). He was named a First Team All-American power forward at Providence Coll ...]
, pro basketball player, attended Wilby High School
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Porter Goss
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, former director of
CIA
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Tony Hanson
Tony Hanson (October 20, 1955 – November 25, 2018) was an American basketball player. He was drafted by the New Orleans Jazz in the third round of the 1977 NBA draft.
Collegiate playing career
After a standout high school career at Holy Cross ...
, UConn
Husky of Honor
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attended Holy Cross High School
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George P. Harlamon, Mayor 1968–1970; elected to Waterbury Hall of Fame 2003
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Jahana Hayes
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, U.S. Congresswoman, born in Waterbury
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David Hoadley, president of
Panama Railway
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Frank Hogan, former district attorney of
New York County
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*
Samuel Hopkins, American Congregationalist and theologian
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Julius Hotchkiss
Julius Hotchkiss (July 11, 1810 – December 23, 1878) was a United States representative from Connecticut. He was born in Waterbury, Connecticut, the son of Woodward and Polly (Castle) Hotchkiss, Prospect farmers.John R. Guevin. '' View from ...
(1810–1878),
congressman
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and mayor of Waterbury
*
Joan Joyce
Joan Joyce (August 18, 1940 – March 26, 2022) was the softball coach at Florida Atlantic, for 28 years until her death in 2022. She previously was a softball player for the Raybestos Brakettes and the Orange Lionettes. She also had set reco ...
, All-American softball player; also excelled in basketball, bowling, and golf
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Fred Klobedanz
Frederick Augustus "Duke" Klobedanz (June 13, 1871 – April 12, 1940) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He played for the Boston Beaneaters in five seasons and had a lifetime major league win–loss record of 53–25.
Career
Klobedanz, a ...
, Major League Baseball pitcher
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Gerald Lamb
Gerald A. Lamb (August 25, 1924 – March 24, 2014) was an American politician and banker who was Connecticut state treasurer from 1963 to 1970. Lamb broke new ground as the first African American elected to statewide office in Connecticut and a ...
(1924–2014), Waterbury alderman; Connecticut State Treasurer (1963–1970) and the first African American elected to that office in the US since the
Reconstruction era
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Annie Leibovitz, celebrated portrait photographer, born in Waterbury in 1949
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Clare Leighton
Clare Marie Veronica Leighton, sometimes Clara Ellaline Hope Leighton or Clare Veronica Hope Leighton, (12 April 18984 November 1989) was an English/American artist, writer and illustrator, best known for her wood engravings.
Early life and educ ...
, artist and printmaker, buried in Waterbury in 1989
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Baruch Levine
Baruch Levine (born December 28, 1977) is a Canadian-born American Orthodox Jewish composer and singer whose songs have become popular and classic throughout the Orthodox Jewish world. His slow, soulful, heartfelt tunes have gained wide popularity ...
, Jewish music singer-songwriter, and rebbi (teacher) in the Yeshiva Ketana of Waterbury
*
Michael Mallory
Michael Mallory (born 1955) is a writer on the subjects of animation and post-war pop culture, and the author of the books ''X-Men: The Characters and Their Universe'', ''Universal Studios Monsters: A Legacy of Horror'' ''The Science Fictio ...
, professional basketball player
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Harold Marcuse, professor of German history at University of California Santa Barbara and grandson of
Herbert Marcuse
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Mercedes Martinez, professional wrestler
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Richard A. Mastracchio
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, NASA astronaut
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Ethel Maynard
Ethel Reed Maynard (November 23, 1905May 20, 1980) was an American politician, activist, and registered nurse who served in the Arizona House of Representatives as a member of the Democratic Party. She was the first black woman to serve in t ...
, first black woman to serve in the
Arizona legislature
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Dylan McDermott, actor, star of television series ''
The Practice
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''
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Winifred McDonald
Winifred Genevieve McDonald (June 8, 1888 – February 23, 1976) was an American politician and teacher who served as Secretary of the State of Connecticut from 1949 to 1951. A Democrat from Waterbury, she ousted Republican incumbent Frances B. ...
, schoolteacher, politician,
Secretary of the State of Connecticut (1949–1951)
*
Michael J. McGivney
Michael Joseph McGivney (August 12, 1852August 14, 1890) was an Irish-American Catholic priest based in New Haven, Connecticut. He founded the Knights of Columbus at a local parish to serve as a mutual aid and fraternal insurance organization, p ...
, Catholic priest and founder of the
Knights of Columbus
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Bill Meek
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, football head coach,
Kansas State,
Houston
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,
Utah
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Two Moon Meridas
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Meridas was born Chico Colon Meridan, son of Chico Meridan and Mary Tumoon, both of whom were born ...
, lived in Waterbury 1914 to 1933, claimed to be full-blooded
Pueblo Indian
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George Metesky (1903–1994), "Mad Bomber" who launched reign of terror in New York City in 1940s and 1950s
*
John S. Monagan
John Stephen Monagan (December 23, 1911 – October 23, 2005) was a Connecticut politician, lawyer, and author.
Monagan graduated from Dartmouth College in 1933, where he majored in French literature and was the editor of the ''Dartmouth Jack-O- ...
(1911–2005), mayor, congressman, biographer of
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
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Johnny Moore (1902–1991), professional baseball player
*
David Nolan David Nolan may refer to:
* David Nolan (politician) (1943–2010), co-founder of the United States Libertarian Party
* David Nolan (American author)
David Nolan is an American author, civil rights activist, and historian.
Biography
Nolan was b ...
, author and historian who attended Anderson School
*
Neil O'Leary
Neil Michael O'Leary (born October 10, 1958) is an American politician and retired police chief currently serving as the 46th mayor of the City of Waterbury, Connecticut. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Chief of police
In 1980, O'Leary ...
, mayor of Waterbury
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Mario Pavone
Mario Pavone (November 11, 1940 – May 15, 2021) was an American jazz bassist, composer and bandleader. Jazz critic Kevin Whitehead offers that Pavone was not only "great bass player ut also abig-hearted mensch."
Early life
Pavone was born i ...
, jazz bassist, composer and bandleader
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Jimmy Piersall, professional baseball player and broadcaster
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Derek Poundstone
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, professional strongman athlete; won America's Strongest Man contest in 2007
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Peter Pronovost
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, intensive care specialist at
Johns Hopkins Hospital
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, named by
''TIME'' magazine in 2008 as one of the 100 most influential people in the world
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Sheryl Lee Ralph, Tony Award-nominated Jamaican-American actress and singer best known for her work in Broadway productions such as ''
Dreamgirls''
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Mark Richards, United States House of Representatives and
seventh Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
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John G. Rowland
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, Waterbury native and former governor of Connecticut (R); resigned from office on July 1, 2004, after prolonged investigation for corruption
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Rosalind Russell, actress
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Tarah Lynne Schaeffer, actress, best known for playing Tarah on
Sesame Street
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Velvet Sky, wrestler, TNA Knockouts champion
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Caswell Silver
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, geologist, president of Sundance Oil Company, established Caswell Silver Foundation at University of New Mexico
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Leon Silver, geologist who trained Apollo astronauts in lunar geology
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John Sirica, Watergate judge; ''Time'' magazine's Man of the Year in 1973, born in Waterbury in 1904
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Richard V. Spencer
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, Former
United States Secretary of Defense
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(2017–2019)
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Terry Tata
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Career
Du ...
,
Major League Baseball
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umpire from 1973 to 1999; officiated four World Series and three All-Star games during his career
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Thomas Tessier
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People
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* Thomas (name)
* Thomas (surname)
* Saint Thomas (disambiguation)
* Thomas Aquinas (1225–1274) Italian Dominican friar, philosopher, and Doctor of the Church
* Thomas the A ...
, writer of horror novels and short stories, born in Waterbury in 1947
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Gene Tierney
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, actress; attended St. Margaret's School for Girls in Waterbury, but grew up in Brooklyn borough of New York City
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Fay Vincent, 8th commissioner of Major League Baseball
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Dave Wallace, Major League Baseball pitcher, coach and general manager
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Krista Watterworth
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, interior designer, television presenter
In popular culture
*''
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty'', by
James Thurber, is set in Waterbury in the 1930s.
* In the 1996 movie ''
Happy Gilmore
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'', the "Waterbury Open" is a golf tournament held in Waterbury.
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Gladys Taber
Gladys Bagg Taber (1899–1980), author of 59 books, including the Stillmeadow books, and columnist for ''Ladies' Home Journal'' and ''Family Circle''.
Biography
Gladys Bagg Taber was born in Colorado Springs on April 12, 1899,http://www.gladys ...
's romance novel, ''Give Me the Stars'' (1945), was set in Waterbury and in the Chase Brass and Copper Company's factory, giving vivid depictions of factory life during World War II.
* ''
The Today Show'' on
NBC was broadcast from the Hotel Elton on August 18, 1955, to cover the festivities for the world premiere of Waterbury native
Rosalind Russell's movie ''The Girl Rush'' at the State Theater that evening. A major
flood
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on August 19, 1955, caused over 50 million dollars in property damage and the deaths of 29 Waterbury residents; ''The Today Show'' provided live coverage of the flood to the country.
* Waterbury appeared in
Ken Burns
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' documentary miniseries
''The War'' as one of four American towns whose history and residents' experiences during World War II were examined in depth.
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Greetings Tour
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came to Waterbury and painted a large mural of Waterbury's history.
Sister cities
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Pontelandolfo
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Geography
Pontelandolfo is located on a mountainous area of Italy. The area that surrounds Po ...
,
Campania
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, Italy
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Struga, North Macedonia
See also
*
National Register of Historic Places listings in New Haven County, Connecticut
References
Further reading
* William J. Pape, ''The History of Waterbury and Naugatuck Valley''. In Three Volumes. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1918
Volume 1Volume 2Volume 3
External links
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