Waterbury is the largest city in the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region and second-largest city in New Haven County.

A memorial service will be held Friday, at 11:00 a.m. at Waterbury Funeral Service of Sioux City, 4125 Orleans Avenue. A visitation will be held one hour prior to service time.

History buffs are happy, because there's a whole floor dedicated to the history of Waterbury and surrounding towns. Those who collect miniatures or merely admire them will be happy -- the Button Museum on the third floor features thousands of buttons.

It’s easy to forget that Waterbury’s hectic downtown is mere minutes from lovely tracts of nature. Closest of all, you can get onto a Blue-Blazed trail next to Hancock Brook in the city’s Waterville section.

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Today, the Waterbury collection continues to be inspired by this same spirit, combining classic design and craftsmanship, with American sensibility, while keeping money in your pocket.

Mattatuck Plantation, settled in 1674 as part of Farmington, was incorporated (1686) as the town of Waterbury, so named because of the abundant drainage of the locality. The city, incorporated in 1853, was consolidated with the town in 1902.