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Naugatuck, city, United StatesNaugatuck (nôg`ətŭk'), industrial borough (1990 pop. 30,625), New Haven co., SW Conn., on both sides of the Naugatuck River; settled 1704, inc. 1844. In 1843, Charles Goodyear Charles Goodyear, 1833–96, b. Germantown, Pa., assisted him in the manufacturing and marketing of rubber articles. He later turned to shoe manufacturing, being one of the first to see the application of Howe's sewing machine to the making of shoes...... Click the link for more information. established the Naugatuck India-Rubber Company there. Rubber is still an important industry in Naugatuck. Other manufactures include candy, chemicals, brass and copper products, and plastics. Naugatuck, river, United StatesNaugatuck, river, 65 mi (105 km) long, rising in NW Conn. and flowing S, past Waterbury, to the Housatonic River at Derby. It furnishes water power for the remaining industrial plants along its shores. Thomaston Dam (completed 1960), built for flood control, forms a reservoir on the river.How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Imagineers, LLC, has leased 4,535 s/f of new office space at 249 West Street in Seymour from Naugatuck Valley Savings and Loan. As a comic book historian and a professor at Naugatuck Valley Community College in Connecticut, I couldn't agree more. Lorin Schoene, Director of R&D, Naugatuck Chemical Div. |
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