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Ansonia also is served by the Connecticut Transit bus carrier. Connecticut Route 8 serves Ansonia (Northbound, Exit 18; Southbound, Exit 19). Ansonia was founded in 1844 by merchant and philanthropist Anson Green Phelps. Also referred to as "The Copper City", is recognized for its history of heavy machine manufacturing industry in the lower ...
The Ansonia Clock Company was a clock manufacturing business founded in Ansonia, Connecticut, in 1851 and which moved to Brooklyn, New York, in 1878. The company has produced hundreds of different clock models, including Gingerbread, Porcelain, and Crystal Regulator styles. The business shut down in 2006.
Ansonia Clock Company; Ansonia, Connecticut and Brooklyn, New York (1851–1929) Attleboro Clock Company ; Attleboro, Massachusetts (1890–1915) Bailey Banks & Biddle ; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (1832–1846)
But the Ansonia Brass and Battery Company joined the new firm in their place. [2] American Brass began operation on December 14, 1899. [1] [2] There were about 10,000 brass workers in the United States in 1900, and half of them worked for American Brass. [3] Benedict & Burnham and Holmes, Booth and Haydens became part of American Brass in 1901. [2]
The district is hemmed in by a combination of more recent construction and by some of the factories that caused the city's growth. Most of the buildings were constructed between 1870 and 1900, with most predating Ansonia's separation from Derby in 1889. [2] The Ansonia Opera House is the largest and most prominent of the district's buildings.
U.S. President Donald Trump signs a document in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S. February 4, 2025.
The Ansonia Library stands in a mainly residential area a short way east of downtown Ansonia, on a triangular parcel at the junction of South Cliff Street and Cottage Avenue. It is a two-and-a-half-story building with load-bearing brownstone walls, 82 by 70 feet (25 m × 21 m) in plan. Its walls are 2 feet (0.61 m) and thicker.
WADS (690 AM) is a radio station broadcasting an oldies format, licensed to Ansonia, Connecticut, it serves the Bridgeport area. The station is currently owned by Radio Amor, Inc. WADS fell silent on August 12, 2022, due to losing its transmission site., [2] On August 31, 2024, the station resumed operations at a new transmitter site in Derby. [3]