Waterbury, CT

By angie3p
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    18th Century

    Waterbury was just a small farm town.

  • Waterbury Turned to the Brass Industry

  • Abel Porter and Company Was Established

  • The clock-making business was established

    The clock-making business was established

  • Scovill Purchased Abel Porter and Company

    Scovill Purchased Abel Porter and Company

  • Scovill’s company hired James Croft

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    Waterbury Brass Boom

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    Panic of 1837

  • Railroad Industry Established

    Railroad Industry Established

  • American Brass aqquires the Chicago Brass Company

    American Brass aqquires the Chicago Brass Company

  • Chase Brass Company Builds Factory in Ohio

  • Period: to

    United States Fights in World War II

  • American Brass builds factories in Indiana, Illinois, and Los Angeles

  • Chase Brass Company Moves Headquarters to Chicago

  • Connecticut Regulations on Factories Finally Cause them to Shut Down

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