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Danbury (/ ˈ d æ n b ɛər i / 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.
The first local bank, the Savings Bank of Danbury, was established by local businessmen in the home of treasurer George Ives, grandfather of composer Charles Ives, on Main Street. Soon after, downtown would reach its modern extent in 1852 with the coming of the Danbury and Norwalk Railroad. The landowners of northern Main Street, also ...
One of the last 19th century schools still used in the state, and one of the last "lab schools", used for advanced teacher training. Today Danbury's alternative high school. [28]: 2, 13 79: The Lodges Historic District: The Lodges Historic District: August 31, 2020 : 68 and 70 South Main St.
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Floodwaters eroded a roadway outside an apartment complex in Danbury, Connecticut as torrential rain inundated the western part of the state on Aug. 18, 2024. / Credit: CBS News New York
Greater Danbury (Danbury-New Milford Area), also known as the Housatonic Valley Region, is a region in the state of Connecticut centered on the city of Danbury. It consists of the city of Danbury and adjacent towns in the areas around the Housatonic River and the Still River .
The News-Times was founded on September 8, 1883 as the Danbury Evening News by James Montgomery Bailey. In 1933, it merged with the Danbury Times, which was founded on May 17, 1927, thereafter to be known as the Danbury News-Times. The Ottaway Community Newspapers chain purchased the paper in 1955.
The main routes through the center of Watertown are U.S. Route 6 running east–west and Connecticut Route 63 running north–south. Route 6 leads northeast 30 miles (48 km) to Hartford, the state capital, and southwest 30 miles (48 km) to Danbury, while Route 63 leads north 10 miles (16 km) to Litchfield and south the same distance to Naugatuck.