Waterbury, CT By angie3p Period: Jan 1, 1701 to Dec 31, 1780 18th Century Waterbury was just a small farm town. Jan 1, 1780 Waterbury Turned to the Brass Industry Jan 1, 1802 Abel Porter and Company Was Established Jan 1, 1810 The clock-making business was established Jan 1, 1811 Scovill Purchased Abel Porter and Company Jan 1, 1821 Scovill’s company hired James Croft Period: Jan 1, 1830 to Jan 1, 1970 Waterbury Brass Boom Period: May 10, 1837 to Jan 1, 1844 Panic of 1837 Jan 1, 1849 Railroad Industry Established Jan 1, 1901 American Brass aqquires the Chicago Brass Company Jan 1, 1928 Chase Brass Company Builds Factory in Ohio Period: Dec 8, 1941 to Aug 15, 1945 United States Fights in World War II Jan 1, 1955 American Brass builds factories in Indiana, Illinois, and Los Angeles Jan 1, 1962 Chase Brass Company Moves Headquarters to Chicago Feb 12, 1970 Connecticut Regulations on Factories Finally Cause them to Shut Down
