When was torrington ct founded

Kaczmarcyk worked with society staff members Gail Kruppa and Carol Clapp, as well as McEachern, to develop the chapters for the book. So I reached out to the Torrington Historical Society. Kaczmarcyk was living in Seattle, and returned to Connecticut in and started working on the book.

Kaczmarcyk said in the s, the English arrived, followed by a wave of Irish, German, Swedish and Scottish immigrants, followed again by Germans in the s who established a prosperous downtown business district on lower East Main Street with saloons, restaurants, a high-class hotel and a performance hall. History of Waterbury and the Naugatuck Valley, Connecticut. Chicago; New York: The S.

Clarke Publishing Company, Find Torrington. Connecticut Pocketknife Firms. Preserving an All-American Downtown in Torrington. Other CT Humanities Programs. We could not locate your form. E-News Subscribe. Learn more about the programs of CT Humanities! When the Naugatuck Valley railroad was completed thorough Torrington in , it linked Torrington with other population centers, ending its isolation and stimulating industrial development.

Soon Torrington was producing a vast array of metal products including needles, brass, ice skates, hardware, bicycles, and tacks. English, German and Irish immigrants contributed to the growth of the community in the mid nineteenth century. Torrington's growing industrial plants continued to attract immigrants through the early 20th century. As immigration from southern and eastern Europe increased, Torrington's population exploded from 3, to 22, between and In , with a population of 23,, Torrington was chartered as a city.

Torrington is the birthplace of the abolitionist, John Brown. Born here in , he moved with his family to Ohio while still a young boy. The house that Brown was born in was destroyed by fire in Another famous Torrington resident was Gail Borden who developed and produced condensed milk here in The Torrington Historical Society is located at the Hotchkiss-Fyler Estate on Main Street and includes the remarkable Hotchkiss-Fyer House Museum built in as well as a local history museum containing a permanent exhibit of the community's history.

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