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Danbury (/ ˈdænbɛəri / DAN-bair-ee) is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, located approximately 50 miles (80 km) northeast of New York City. Danbury's population as of 2020 was 86,518. It is the third-largest city in Western Connecticut, and the seventh-largest city in Connecticut. [3]
83003508 [1] Added to NRHP. November 29, 1983. The Main Street Historic District in Danbury, Connecticut, United States, is the oldest section of that city, at its geographical center. It has long been the city's commercial core and downtown. Its 132 buildings, 97 of which are considered contributing properties, include government buildings ...
Early life and education. [edit] Lamont was born on January 3, 1954, in Washington, D.C., to Camille Helene (née Buzby) and Edward Miner Lamont. His mother was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to parents from the U.S. mainland, and later worked as a staffer for Senator Estes Kefauver. [ 11 ]
The Danbury Museum and Historical Society is a museum located in Danbury, Connecticut, the purpose of which is to acquire, preserve, exhibit, and interpret the heritage of the Greater Danbury area for education, information, and research. The main campus of the museum is located on 43 Main Street. It is home to five historic buildings ...
Danbury Fair (also referred to as Danbury Fair Mall) is an upscale shopping mall located in Danbury, Connecticut. [2] As of 2011, it is the second largest shopping mall in Connecticut, [3][better source needed] as well as the fifth largest in New England. [4] It is located off of Interstate 84 and U.S. Route 7 opposite the Danbury Municipal ...
The Danbury Fair (also known as The Great Danbury State Fair) was a yearly exhibition in Danbury, Connecticut. It was begun in 1821 as an agricultural fair, but did not have a regular schedule until 1869 when hat manufacturers Rundle and White helped form the Danbury Farmers and Manufacturers Society. [1] From then until its closing, the fair ...
Dead Poets Society is a 1989 American coming-of-age drama film directed by Peter Weir and written by Tom Schulman.The film, starring Robin Williams, is set in 1959 at a fictional elite boarding school called Welton Academy, [4] and tells the story of an English teacher who inspires his students through his teaching of poetry.
Like the other rural districts in Danbury of the time, King Street was appointed its own one-room school for the children in the community. The school operated from 1888 to 1939. [ 11 ] After the school had been decommissioned, it would serve as a gathering place for different community organizations, such as the local Dorcas Circle . [ 12 ]