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Waterbury (inhabited place) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 41 33 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 41.5500 decimal degrees |
| Long: 073 03 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -73.0500 decimal degrees |
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Note: Located at mouth of Naugatuck and Mad rivers in central Connecticut; in 1674, 31 families developed Mattatuck Plantation, which was later incorporated into Waterbury; brass center during 19th cen.; produced famous "dollar" watches during 1800s. |
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| Waterbury (preferred,C,V)
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| Mattatuck Plantation (H,V)
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............ | established in 1674 |
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Waterbury (inhabited place) (P) |
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| inhabited place (preferred, C) |
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settled in 1651 & city incorporated in 1853 |
| city (C) |
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| industrial center (C) |
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for machine tools |
| manufacturing center (C) |
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for brass, rubber, electronic equipment, plastics, textiles, clocks, watches & chemicals |
| commercial center (C) |
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| financial center (C) |
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| educational center (C) |
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includes Mattatuck Community College, Post College, Waterbury State Technical College & University of Connecticut extension |
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