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  Naugatuck, Connecticut - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Naugatuck was settled in 1701 as a farming community in rural Western Connecticut.
Naugatuck is technically a merged borough-town with a town clerk and a borough clerk managing official records, much like Connecticut cities are technically merged city-towns with two clerks (city and town).
Naugatuck is also one of the few municipalities to elect its local officials during May of odd-numbered years, along with the other boroughs and two rural towns (Bethany and Ashford).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Naugatuck,_Connecticut   (753 words)

  
 Naugatuck River Valley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Naugatuck River Valley is a region of the state of Connecticut located in the central-southwest of the state, and is focused around the southern reaches of the Naugatuck and Housatonic Rivers.
The Naugatuck River Valley is comprised of the towns of Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Derby, Naugatuck, Oxford, Seymour, and Shelton.
The friction match was invented in the town of Beacon Falls, and Naugatuck was the birthplace of Naugahyde.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Naugatuck_River_Valley   (317 words)

  
 Naugatuck, Connecticut -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Naugatuck is a (One of the administrative divisions of a large city) borough located in (additional info and facts about New Haven County, Connecticut) New Haven County, Connecticut.
Naugatuck is unique in (A New England state; one of the original 13 colonies) Connecticut government for being the only municipality called a "borough".
Naugatuck is also notable for being the only notable municipality to elect its local officials during May of odd-numbered years, along with the other boroughs and two rural towns ((additional info and facts about Bethany) Bethany and (additional info and facts about Ashford) Ashford).
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/n/na/naugatuck,_connecticut.htm   (962 words)

  
 Naugatuck, Connecticut - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
As the Industrial Revolution commenced, Naugatuck was transformed into a hardscabble mill-town like its neighbors in Connecticut's Naugatuck Valley.
Naugatuck is also notable for being the only notable municipality to elect its local officials during May of odd-numbered years, along with the other boroughs and two rural towns (Bethany and Ashford).
Institutions of Downtown Naugatuck, written by Naugatuck High School librarian Mrs.
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 Encyclopedia: Naugatuck, Connecticut
McKim, Mead, and White was the premier architectural firm in the eastern United States at the turn of the twentieth century.
The Industrial Revolution was the major technological, socioeconomic and cultural change in the late 18th and early 19th century resulting from the replacement of an economy based on manual labor to one dominated by industry and machine manufacture.
The Lower Connecticut River Valley is a region of the state of Connecticut focused around Middlesex County, eastern sections of New London County, and the juncture where the Connecticut River meets Long Island Sound.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Naugatuck,-Connecticut   (2381 words)

  
 AIArchitect, May 23, 2005 - Project Watch | Naugatuck Plans First Energy-Independent Redevelopment in Northeast
Originally settled as a farming community, Naugatuck (an Algonquin word that means “lone tree by the fishing place”) inhabitants soon realized that the terrain and soil were better suited for manufacturing and commercial endeavors.
Among Naugatuck’s architectural treasures are the Congregational Church and the Hillside School, by McKim, Mead and White, and the Naugatuck Railroad Station, by Henry Bacon.
Naugatuck is considered a borough, one of only nine in the state of Connecticut.
www.aia.org /aiarchitect/thisweek05/tw0520/0520pw_naugatuck.htm   (761 words)

  
 Naugatuck Valley Community College   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Athens sprawls across the central naugatuck valley community college plain of Attica, which is bound by mount Aegaleo on the west, mount Parnitha on the north, mount Penteli to the northeast, mount Hymettus on the east, and the Saronic Gulf on the south-west.
Nothing I have naugatuck valley community college ever seen suggests Dionysius has anything to do with Delphi, so that probably should be attributed as well.
But I think we should mention what the other naugatuck valley community college variations are.
college.hostrim.com /naugatuck/valley-community-college.html   (827 words)

  
 CT DEP: Letterboxing Clues for Naugatuck State Forest
Naugatuck State Forest covers almost 5,000 acres and is spread across Naugatuck, Beacon Falls, Oxford, Bethany, Hamden, Cheshire, Ansonia, and Seymour.
Unfortunately, he did not live long enough to realize his dream, but after his death in 1928, his family continued to acquire land, and in 1931, almost 2,000 acres were donated in his memory.
Unfortunately, the red pine scale is lethal to red pines, and by the 1970s, it had spread to Naugatuck and was killing this plantation.
dep.state.ct.us /burnatr/forestry/centen/naugatuck.htm   (707 words)

  
 Naugatuck Connecticut Real Estate
Naugatuck grew rapidly because of its location along strong waterways that ran local mills and factories, and provided shipping for goods.
Naugatuck is a quaint and wonderful land whose people are rich and diverse in both ethnicity and heritage.
The hills of Naugatuck are rolling and lush with trees and homes in an interesting mix that makes it one of the most unique in the area.
www.relocate-america.com /states/CT/cities/naugatuck.htm   (513 words)

  
 Town Times - Business & Finance - 11/10/2005 - Barber honored by Naugatuck Chamber   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
NAUGATUCK - Watertown resident Terry Barber, president of Chittenden Group, has been named 2005 recipient of the Naugatuck Chamber's Lewis A. Dibble Sr.
He is a board member of the Naugatuck Chamber, Naugatuck Economic Development Commission treasurer and has served on the local Easter Seals board for several years.
The Naugatuck Chamber is a partner of the Waterbury Regional Chamber.
www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=15553441&BRD=1379&PAG=461&dept_id=162911&rfi=6   (303 words)

  
 Naugatuck Town Organizations   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Readers Theatre of Naugatuck strives to present admission-free, live programming for the enjoyment of area residents and encourages and solicits the participation of area talent.
The mission of the Naugatuck Visiting Nurses Association is to provide quality home care services in a safe and cost- effective manner to individuals in need of such services in the community.
Established in the 1920's under the auspices of the Naugatuck Red Cross, the VNA continually seeks to serve the residents of the Borough by having up-to-date equipment, offering the services required and keeping the care-givers' skills at at the highest level possible through workshops, symposiums, and in-service education programs.
www.biblio.org /whittemore/naugatuck_town_organizations.htm   (1087 words)

  
 Innovations: Naugatuck Valley Mar98
The Naugatuck Valley area in Connecticut was rather well known in the 19th century as the center of brass production in the United States.
By 1850, the American brass industry forged ahead of the British and by 1884 the Naugatuck Valley was producing 85% of the rolled brass in the United States.
The Naugatuck Valley's leading position in the brass industry was maintained until World War II, when government sponsored war-based expansion was delibertly accomplished across (more or less) the country.
www.copper.org /innovations/1998/03/naugatuck.html   (1409 words)

  
 Naugatuck, CT - Connecticut Florists, buy flowers from your local full service retail flower shops and florist serving ...
If Naugatuck, Connecticut Florists are not available, florists in a nearby community who serve Naugatuck, Connecticut may be provided.
It is vitally important that you provide Naugatuck, Connecticut Florists with accurate, detailed information regarding the name and address of the person to whom you are sending flowers.
When placing an order for Delivery in Naugatuck, Connecticut, it is usually wise to keep the order simple, the less specific you are in your request, the less room for error.
www.flowershopnetwork.com /directory/ConnecticutFlorists/Naugatuck.php   (981 words)

  
 Naugatuck Public Schools   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The Borough of Naugatuck is situated in north central New Haven County and encompasses a land area of 16.4 square miles.
Naugatuck’s industrial and commercial base is focused about two industrial parks totaling 407 acres located adjacent to Route 8 and the Borough’s central business district.
Although Naugatuck generally performs higher than other districts in its Educational Reference Group (ERG F) on the Connecticut Mastery Test, it falls in the bottom 30% of all districts in the State of Connecticut.
www.naugy.net /BOE/techplan   (2121 words)

  
 USN Ships--USS Naugatuck (1862)
USS Naugatuck, a 192-ton twin screw steamer built at New York City in 1844, was converted to a gunboat early in the Civil War by Edwin A.
Naugatuck played an active role in operations in the vicinity of Hampton Roads, Virginia, both to counter local Confederate Navy forces and to support the Union Army's Peninsular Campaign.
She continued in use as the USRC E.A. Stevens until sold in 1890 and was afterwards the merchant vessel Argus.
www.history.navy.mil /photos/sh-usn/usnsh-n/naugatck.htm   (455 words)

  
 Naugatuck Glass - About Us   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Founded in 1927 by Winfield Witherwax, the Naugatuck Glass Company occupies 75,000 square feet on five acres of land in the historic town of Naugatuck, Connecticut.
More than 70 years of glass fabrication experience have made Naugatuck Glass a premier manufacturer of flat glass, mirror, metalized and commercial optical components for industrial gauge, automotive, marine, electronic, information display and medical device applications.
Naugatuck metalized components are manufactured completely in-house and are used for hermetically sealed instruments, automotive, aerospace and medical applications.
www.naugatuckglass.com /about.htm   (164 words)

  
 CT DEP: Naugatuck Basin
NAUGATUCK RIVER DEPOSITS: NAUGATUCK TO REYNOLDS BRIDGE (Thomaston, Waterbury, Naugatuck) SP-- Sequential ice-marginal deltaic and fluviodeltaic deposits and near-ice-marginal fluviodeltaic deposits in the Naugatuck River from Naugatuck northward to Reynolds Bridge.
Inset against the higher ponded deposits in the main valley at Naugatuck are deltaic deposits at 265 ft (81 m) altitude.
NAUGATUCK RIVER DEPOSITS: DERBY TO BEACON FALLS (Naugatuck, Ansonia) SP-- Ice-marginal and near-ice-marginal fluviodeltaic deposits in the Naugatuck River valley from its confluence with the Housatonic northward to Beacon Falls.
dep.state.ct.us /gis/dataguides/usgs/layers/support/quatgeol/unitdesc6.htm   (730 words)

  
 Home of the Naugatuck Historical Society   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Copies of Ron Gagliardi's book "Naugatuck Revisited" and Charles Slack's book "A Noble Obsession: Charles Goodyear, Thomas Hancock and the race to unlock the Greatest Industrial Secret of the Nineteenth Century" are still available.
The Naugatuck Historical Society has completed the Uniroyal Video Archive Project, where the Society videotaped interviews with local Uniroyal retirees to preserve their stories of everyday life in the rubber industry.
The Naugatuck Historical Society received a grant from the Waterbury Foundation to run this project, which called for conducting 50 interviews.
www.naugatuckhistory.com   (779 words)

  
 NAUGATUCK ARTS COMMISSION :: Borough Of Naugatuck, Connecticut ::
The Naugatuck Arts Commission has been established to foster, promote, encourage and celebrate the excellence, enjoyment and vitality of the arts in the Town of Naugatuck.
Through its endeavors, the Naugatuck Arts Commission will help to broaden understanding of and the appreciation for artistic diversity, cultural awareness, and community spirit.
The Mayor and Burgesses of the Town of Naugatuck select the Commission of 11 volunteers that are approved by them to serve two-year terms.
www.naugatuckarts.org   (327 words)

  
 CHS: Civil War Monuments of Connecticut:
SOLDIERS' MONUMENT, Naugatuck, is significant historically because it is a symbol of the honor and respect tendered by the citizens of Naugatuck to those who served in the conflict of 1861-1865.
SOLDIERS' MONUMENT, Naugatuck, is significant artistically because it is an example of the pedestal, shaft, and figure design with unusual emphasis on quarry-finished surfaces.
So far as is known, the Naugatuck monument is the only one in Connecticut produced by Ryegate.
www.chs.org /ransom/071.htm   (720 words)

  
 Welcome to NaugatuckCommunityConnections.org - Naugatuck, CT   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Naugatuck Discovery is pleased to facilitate the distribution of the Connecticut Parent Power 2006 Issues Survey.
Naugatuck Discovery recently hired a new coordinator to help guide the future of the community's Discovery initiative.
There are many events occuring in our lovely town of Naugatuck that are aimed towards enriching the lives of our children as well as ourselves.
www.naugatuckcommunityconnections.org   (1287 words)

  
 Naugatuck Daily News
He said that yesterday he arrived in Waterbury where he made the acquaintance of the same jag which he was carrying when he drifted into Naugatuck.
Patrick O'Connor while riding from Waterbury to Naugatuck on his bicycle Sunday night struck a stone in the road and was thrown from his wheel, dislocating his shoulder.
McGuire has a large circle of friends in Naugatuck to whom the news of her untimely decease comes with a shock of suprise and grief.
www.geocities.com /Heartland/Plains/7336/1897.html   (1450 words)

  
 Find Churches in Naugatuck Connecticut - FlockFinder.com
Finding good churches in Naugatuck Connecticut is the main purpose of our site.
For some time now, churches in Connecticut have been pressured to get a "church website" assuming it would be an effective evangelistic tool and a way to promote their church.
Churches in Naugatuck Connecticut would be surprised at the amount of people who are looking for a church in their area.
www.flockfinder.com /churches_connecticut/naugatuck/churches_naugatuck_connecticut.html   (760 words)

  
 NAUGATUCK - Online Information article about NAUGATUCK   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Howard Whittemore of Naugatuck, who in addition endowed the library and the high school.
Vulcanized rubber overshoes were first made in Naugatuck, and in 1843 the Goodyear's Metallic Rubber See also:
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encyclopedia.jrank.org /NAN_NEW/NAUGATUCK.html   (353 words)

  
 Boston.com / News / Local / Conn. / Spielberg to shoot scenes in Naugatuck
The Borough of Naugatuck will become the battleground for an interplanetary war -- at least for a couple of days.
NAUGATUCK, Conn. -- The Borough of Naugatuck will become the battleground for an interplanetary war -- at least for a couple of days.
Mayoral aide Jeremy Rodorigo and representatives of Spielberg's flim company confirmed Wednesday that the Oscar-winning director and cast members will shoot for two days sometime before Christmas at the former Uniroyal Chemical plant complex on Elm Street.
www.boston.com /news/local/connecticut/articles/2004/11/19/spielberg_to_shoot_scenes_in_naugatuck   (197 words)

  
 Naugatuck Rotary - Naugatuck Rotary Newsletter - Archive (September 02, 2003)
President Jack announced the books which have been donated to the Whittemore Library in Naugatuck on behalf of Duncan S., Steve P., Gregg D. and Eileen G. President Jack thanked the membership for their generosity to the Ecumenical Food Bank for the August donation of $215.
Also, the local Naugatuck PD Explorers will be finger printing children ages 4 and above at this event.
The event is open to the public, please pass the word to your friends, families and yourselves.
www.naugatuckrotary.org /NewsletterArchive.cfm?cn=23   (818 words)

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