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Danbury is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut
Fairfield County, Connecticut

Fairfield County is located in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Connecticut. Its population according to the 2000 census was 882,567, but a 2006 survey put the population at 905,000....
, United States. It has an estimated population (as of July 1, 2005) of 78,736. Danbury is the fourth largest city in Fairfield County & is the seventh largest city in Connecticut.

The city was named for the place of origin of many of the early settlers, Danbury, Essex
Danbury, Essex

Danbury is a village in Essex, England, England. It is 45 miles northeast of London and has a population of 6,500. It is perched on a hill 112 metres above sea level....
 in England. The city has been nicknamed Hat City, because it used to be a center of the hat industry, at one point producing 25% of America's hats.

Danbury is home to Danbury Hospital
Danbury Hospital

Danbury Hospital is a 371-bed hospital in Danbury, Connecticut, Connecticut.The hospital has 3,300 employees. Frank J. Kelly is president and CEO of Danbury Hospital and Danbury Health Systems....
 and Danbury High School
Danbury High School

Danbury High School is a public high school in Danbury, Connecticut.Despite Danbury's rather large population of approximately 90,000 people, there is only one public high school, along with several small private schools and one vocational high school....
.

History
Danbury was first settled by colonists in 1685, when eight families moved to the area from the area that is now Norwalk
Norwalk, Connecticut

Norwalk is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 84,437, making it the sixth largest city in Connecticut, and the third largest in Fairfield County....
 and Stamford
Stamford, Connecticut

Stamford is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States. According to 2007 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 118,475, making it the fourth largest city in the state....
.






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Danbury is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut
Fairfield County, Connecticut

Fairfield County is located in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Connecticut. Its population according to the 2000 census was 882,567, but a 2006 survey put the population at 905,000....
, United States. It has an estimated population (as of July 1, 2005) of 78,736. Danbury is the fourth largest city in Fairfield County & is the seventh largest city in Connecticut.

The city was named for the place of origin of many of the early settlers, Danbury, Essex
Danbury, Essex

Danbury is a village in Essex, England, England. It is 45 miles northeast of London and has a population of 6,500. It is perched on a hill 112 metres above sea level....
 in England. The city has been nicknamed Hat City, because it used to be a center of the hat industry, at one point producing 25% of America's hats.

Danbury is home to Danbury Hospital
Danbury Hospital

Danbury Hospital is a 371-bed hospital in Danbury, Connecticut, Connecticut.The hospital has 3,300 employees. Frank J. Kelly is president and CEO of Danbury Hospital and Danbury Health Systems....
 and Danbury High School
Danbury High School

Danbury High School is a public high school in Danbury, Connecticut.Despite Danbury's rather large population of approximately 90,000 people, there is only one public high school, along with several small private schools and one vocational high school....
.

History


Danbury was first settled by colonists in 1685, when eight families moved to the area from the area that is now Norwalk
Norwalk, Connecticut

Norwalk is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 84,437, making it the sixth largest city in Connecticut, and the third largest in Fairfield County....
 and Stamford
Stamford, Connecticut

Stamford is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States. According to 2007 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 118,475, making it the fourth largest city in the state....
. The area was then called Pahquioque by the Pahquioque Native Americans. One of the first settlers was Samuel Benedict who bought land from the Paquioque natives in 1685 along with his brother James, James Beebe, and Judah Gregory. The settlers originally chose the name Swampfield for their town, but in October 1687, the general court decreed the name Danbury. During the American Revolution
American Revolution

The American Revolution refers to the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which the Thirteen Colonies of North America overthrew the governance of the British Empire and then rejected the British monarchy to become the sovereign United States of America....
, Danbury was an important military supply depot for the Continental Army
Continental Army

The American Continental Army was an army formed after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War by the colonies that became the United States. Established by a resolution of the Continental Congress on June 15, 1775, the army was created to coordinate the military efforts of the Thirteen Colonies in their struggle against the rule of Kingdom...
. On April 26-27, 1777, the British under Major General William Tryon
William Tryon

William Tryon was colonial governor of the Province of North Carolina and the Province of New York ....
 burned and looted the city. The central motto on the seal of the City of Danbury is Restituimus (Latin
Latin

Latin is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Through the Military history of the Roman Empire, Latin spread throughout the Mediterranean and a large part of Europe....
 for "We have restored"), a reference to the destruction caused by the Loyalist army troops. The American General David Wooster
David Wooster

David Wooster was an American general in the American Revolutionary War. He fell during the Battle of Ridgefield, Connecticut. Cities, schools, and public places are named after him....
 was mortally wounded near the city of Ridgefield, Connecticut
Ridgefield, Connecticut

Ridgefield is a New England town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. Situated in the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains, the 300-year-old community had a population of 23,643 at the 2000 United States Census, spread across ....
 at the Battle of Ridgefield
Battle of Ridgefield

The Battle of Ridgefield was in fact multiple hostile Battle between American and British forces during the American Revolutionary War near the modern-date city of Danbury, Connecticut and town of Ridgefield, Connecticut on April 27, 1777....
 by these same British forces which had earlier attacked Danbury. He is buried in Danbury's Wooster Cemetery, and the private Wooster School
Wooster School

Wooster School is a private, co-educational, college-preparatory Pre-K-12 school in Danbury, Connecticut, in the United States. Wooster was founded in 1926 by Aaron Coburn and is named after General David Wooster, a Revolutionary War hero....
 in Danbury is named in his honor.

In 1780, the first hat factory in Danbury was established by Zadoc Benedict, employing three workers and producing 18 hats a week. Danbury was known as "The Hat City" or the "Hatting Capital of the World" during the early 20th Century.

In 1802, Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States , the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence , and one of the most influential Founding Fathers of the United States for his promotion of the ideals of republicanism in the United States....
 wrote a letter to the Danbury Baptist Association, a religious group, in which he used the expression "Separation of Church and State". It is the first known instance of the expression, which does not appear in the U.S. Constitution, contrary to popular belief. (This letter is on display at the Unitarian-Universalist Congregation of Danbury.)

The first Danbury Fair
Danbury Fair

The Danbury Fair was a yearly exhibition in Danbury, Connecticut. It was begun in 1821 as an agriculture fair, but did not have a regular schedule until 1869 when hat manufacturers Rundle and White helped form the Danbury Farmers and Manufacturers Society....
 was held in 1821. By 1869, it became a yearly event and was held until 1981. After 1981, the fairgrounds were demolished to make room for the Danbury Fair Mall
Danbury Fair Mall

The Danbury Fair Mall is one of the largest shopping malls in the U.S. state of Connecticut and is one of the largest malls in New England. Itis located off of Interstate 84 and U.S....
, which opened in the fall of 1986.

In 1835, the Connecticut Legislature granted a rail charter to the "Fairfield County Railroad
Fairfield County Railroad

The Fairfield County Railroad was chartered May 1835. Its goal was to give Danbury, Connecticut, a rail link with the outside world. It became the Danbury and Norwalk Railroad by 1850 which in turn did not operate until 1852....
", but after 15 years, no work had been completed and investment was slow. In 1850, the organization's vast plans were scaled back and it was renamed the "Danbury and Norwalk Railroad
Danbury and Norwalk Railroad

The Danbury and Norwalk Railroad was an independent United States railroad that operated between its namesake cities in Connecticut from 1852 until its absorption by the Housatonic Railroad in 1887....
." Work moved quickly on the 23-mile (37 km) railroad line. In 1852, the first railroad line in Danbury opened, with two trains making the 75-minute trip to Norwalk
Norwalk, Connecticut

Norwalk is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 84,437, making it the sixth largest city in Connecticut, and the third largest in Fairfield County....
.

The city of Danbury was incorporated April 19, 1889.

In 1902, the American Federation of Labor
American Federation of Labor

The American Federation of Labor was one of the first federations of labor unions in the United States. It was founded in Columbus, Ohio in 1886 by Samuel Gompers as a reorganization of its predecessor, the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions....
 union called for a nationwide boycott of a non-union hat manufacturer, Dietrich Loewe, in Danbury. The manufacturer sued the union under the Sherman Antitrust Act
Sherman Antitrust Act

Antitrust Act was the first United States Federal statute to limit cartels and monopoly. It falls under antitrust law.The Act provides: "Every contract, combination in the form of Trust or otherwise, or conspiracy, in restraint of trade or commerce among the several States, or with foreign nations, is declared to be illegal"....
 for unlawfully restraining trade. The U.S. Supreme Court held that the union was liable for damages in 1908. This case is also known as the Danbury Hatters' case. A 60-acre
Acre

The acre is a Units of measurement of area in a number of different systems, including the Imperial unit#Measures of area and United States customary units#Units of area systems....
 (24 hectare
Hectare

A hectare is a unit of area equal to , or one square hectometre , and commonly used for surveying.The hectare is used in most countries around the world, especially in domains concerned with land ownership, land planning, and land management, including law , agriculture, forestry, and town planning....
s) tract near the Danbury Fairgrounds known as Tucker's Field was purchased by local pilots in 1928, and leased to the town. This became an airport, which is now Danbury Municipal Airport
Danbury Municipal Airport

Danbury Municipal Airport is a public use general aviation airport located three miles southwest of the central business district of Danbury, Connecticut, in Fairfield County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States....
 (ICAO airport code
ICAO airport code

The ICAO airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. These codes are defined by the International Civil Aviation Organization, and published in ICAO Document 7910: Location Indicators....
: KDXR).

Connecticut
Connecticut

Connecticut is a U.S. state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The state borders New York to the west and south , Massachusetts to the north, and Rhode Island to the east....
's largest lake, Candlewood Lake
Candlewood Lake

Candlewood Lake, 8.4 sq mi , is located in Fairfield County, Connecticut and Litchfield County, Connecticut Counties in the Appalachian Mountains of Western Connecticut....
, was artificially created in 1929 where Wood Creek and the Rocky River meet near the Housatonic River
Housatonic River

The Housatonic River is a river, approximately 149 mi long, in western Massachusetts and western Connecticut in the United States. It flows south to southeast, and drains about of southwestern New England into Long Island Sound....
. The lake is operated as a hydroelectric power facility by the Connecticut Light and Power Company
Northeast Utilities

Northeast Utilities is a publicly-traded, Fortune 500 energy company headquartered in Berlin, Connecticut, with several regulated subsidiaries offering retail electricity and natural gas service to more than 2 million customers in New England....
, which sold the lake for $9 million in June 2006.

In the August 1988 issue of Money Magazine, Danbury topped the magazine's list of the best U.S. cities to live in, mostly due to low crime, good schools, and location.

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Danbury, where I-84 enters Connecticut, was a popular place for out-of-staters to purchase Powerball
Powerball

Powerball is an United States lottery game sold through U.S. lotteries as a shared jackpot pool game. It is coordinated by the Multi-State Lottery Association , a non-profit association formed by an agreement with member lotteries....
 tickets. Those who live west of the Hudson River now usually find Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania , often colloquially referred to as PA by natives and Northeasterners, is a U.S. state located in the Northeastern United States and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States....
 more convenient for Powerball.

Historic pictures


Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data....
, the city has a total area of 44.3 square miles (114.7 kmē), of which, 42.1 square miles (109.1 kmē) of it is land and 2.2 square miles (5.7 kmē) of it (4.94%) is water. Danbury is located at . Danbury also surrounds the southern parts of Candlewood Lake
Candlewood Lake

Candlewood Lake, 8.4 sq mi , is located in Fairfield County, Connecticut and Litchfield County, Connecticut Counties in the Appalachian Mountains of Western Connecticut....
.

Demographics

Historical
population
of Danbury
1756 1,527
1790 3,031
1820 3,873
1850 5,964
1880 11,666
1910 23,502
1940 27,921
1970 50,781
1980 60,470
1990 65,585
2000 74,848
2004 78,263
(est.)
As of July 2005, the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population at 78,736. This number does not include illegal aliens, which various anecdotal estimates place between 10,000 and 20,000 or some 12-25% of the total. In 2005, Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton said the city actually numbers around near 90,000, due to recent immigration from Ecuador
Ecuador

Ecuador , officially the , literally, "Republic of the equator") is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, by Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west....
 and Brazil. An unofficial estimate is that there are 5,000 Ecuadorians (mostly from the Andes province of Azuay) and 15,000 Brazilians (mostly from the southeastern state of Minas Gerais
Minas Gerais

Minas Gerais was so named for its great riches in the mining industry. It is one of the 26 states of Brazil of Brazil, the second most populous and fourth largest by area in the federation....
). Danbury has the one of the largest concentration of immigrants from Brazil for a city of its size.

As of the census
Census

A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population....
 of 2000, there were 74,848 people, 27,183 households, and 17,886 families residing in the city. The population density
Population density

Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans....
 was 1,777.4 people per square mile (686.3/kmē). There were 28,519 housing units at an average density of 677.2/sq mi (261.5/kmē). The racial makeup of the city was 76.0% White, 6.8% African American, 0.29% Native American, 5.5% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 7.6% from other races
Race (United States Census)

Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the United States Census Bureau and the Federal Office of Management and Budget , are Self-concept data items in which residents choose the Race in the United States or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are of Hispanic or Latino origin ....
, and 4.0% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 15.8% of the population.

There were 27,183 households out of which 30.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.1% were married couples living together, 10.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.2% were non-families. 26.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.18.

The population was distributed as follows: 21.7% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 35.4% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $53,664, and the median income for a family was $61,899. Males had a median income of $39,016 versus $31,319 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income

Per capita income means how much each individual receives, in monetary terms, of the yearly income generated in the country. This is what each citizen is to receive if the yearly national income is divided equally among everyone....
 for the city was $24,500. About 5.9% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.7% of those under age 18 and 8.3% of those age 65 or over.

Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of October 28, 2008
Party Active Voters Inactive Voters Total Voters Percentage Democratic
Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major party contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party . It is the oldest political party in continuous operation in the United States and it is one of the oldest parties in the world....
 11,194 566 11,760 32.22% Republican
Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party is one of the two major party contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party . It is often called the Grand Old Party or the GOP....
 6,783 449 7,232 19.82% Unaffiliated 16,238 1,267 17,505 47.96% Minor Parties 363 21 384 0.01%
Total 34,578 2,303 36,881 100%
The newest statistics for the State of Connecticut show that Danbury, Connecticut has the highest percentage of foreign born people at 34% of Danbury's residents are foreign born. In 2006, 13% of Connecticut residents were foreign born.

When ZIP codes were introduced in 1963, the 06810 code was given to all of Danbury; it was shared with a then-still-rural New Fairfield to its north. In 1984, the 06810 was cut back to part of Danbury, which received additional ZIPs; New Fairfield received its own code, 06812.

Economy

  • ATMI Inc.
    ATMI Incorporated

    ATMI, Inc. is a company that creates materials and materials packaging for semiconductor and flat panel manufacturers worldwide. Founded in 1986, ATMI is headquartered in Danbury, Connecticut....
      -- headquarters 7 Commerce Drive; makes materials and materials packaging for semiconductor and flat panel manufacturers worldwide; 700 employees company wide; $
    United States dollar

    The United States dollar is the unit of currency of the United States and was defined by the Coinage Act of 1792 to be between 371 and 416 grains of silver ....
    281.8 million in 2005 revenues; CEO Doug Neugold
  • Cartus
    Cartus

    Cartus Corporation is a services corporation specializing in employee relocation, including home sale and home purchase, household-goods shipping, move management, temporary housing, settling-in, intercultural and language training, consulting services supporting benchmarking, program startups, group moves, mergers and acquisitions, and chang...
     (a subsidiary
    Subsidiary

    A subsidiary, in business matters, is an entity that is controlled by a bigger and more powerful entity. The controlled entity is called a company , corporation, or limited liability company, and the controlling entity is called its parent ....
     of Realogy Corporation
    Realogy

    Realogy is a Privately held company that provides real estate and relocation services. It owns and franchises several of the industry's leading real estate brands and brokerages....
    ) -- headquarters, 40 Apple Ridge Road; Relocation; 1,800 employees (2,700 worldwide); CEO Kevin Kelleher
  • Ethan Allen Interiors Inc.
    Ethan Allen (furniture company)

    Ethan Allen Interiors, Inc. is a North American furniture chain with almost 300 stores across the United States and Canada. It was founded in 1932 by Nathan S....
      -- headquarters, Ethan Allen Drive; designs, manufactures and distributes furniture, rugs, lamps, draperies and other decorative home accessories sold by a network of more than 300 Ethan Allen interior design centers in the United States and abroad; 6,400 employees company wide, 618 in Connecticut; $949 million in 2005 revenues; CEO Farooq Kathwari
  • Praxair Inc.
    Praxair

    Praxair, Inc. is the largest industrial gases company in North and South America and one of the largest worldwide. The company supplies atmospheric, process and specialty gases as well as high-performance coatings and related services to a wide diversity of customers around the world....
      -- headquarters, 39 Old Ridgebury Road; the Fortune 500
    Fortune 500

    The Fortune 500 is an annual list compiled and published by Fortune magazine that ranks the top 500 United States public corporations as measured by their gross revenue, although Fortune makes adjustments to the revenue for a number of companies, particularly to exclude the impact of excise taxes companies collect....
     company makes and sells industrial gases used worldwide in the electronics, metal fabrication, health care and food processing industries, also makes metallic and ceramic powders and coatings; 27,000 employees company wide, 550 in Connecticut; $8.3 billion in 2006 revenues; CEO Steve Angel
  • Scholastic Library Publishing Inc. (a division of Scholastic Corporation) -- headquarters, 90 Sherman Turnpike; publishes educational, children's and reference books, including the Encyclopedia Americana
    Encyclopedia Americana

    The Encyclop?dia Americana is one of the largest general encyclopedias in the English language. As the name suggests, it is produced in the United States and is aimed mainly at the North American market; it is, however, also sold in Asia and elsewhere....
     (the first encyclopedia published in the US), as well as Nueva Enciclopedia Cumbre en Linea (the Spanish language encyclopedia) and Lands and Peoples. Imprints include Franklin Watts and Children's Press]. Its interactive unit produces games and interactive software, including Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
    Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia

    The Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia originated from the Academic American Encyclopedia CD-ROM, which became available in 1985. It was the first print encyclopedia to be published electronically, and was based on the 21-volume print encyclopedia of the same name....
     (the first encyclopedia in electronic form); Greg Worrell, division president


Government

The chief executive officer of Danbury is the Mayor, who serves a two year term. The current mayor is Mark Boughton (R). The Mayor is the presiding officer of the Common Council, which consists of 21 members, two from each of the seven city wards, and seven at-large. The Common Council enacts ordinances and resolutions by a simple majority vote. If after five days the Mayor does not approve the ordinance (similar to a veto
Veto

A veto, Latin for "I forbid", is used to denote that a certain party has the right to stop unilaterally a piece of legislation. In practice, the veto can be absolute or limited ...
), the Common Council may re-vote on it. If it then passes with a two-thirds majority, it becomes effective without the Mayor's approval. The current Common Council consists of 14 Republicans and 7 Democrats.

Danbury also has four state representatives as of the 2008 elections, Rep. Jason Bartlett D-2, Rep. Joe Taborsak D-109, Deputy Speaker of the House Bob Godfrey D-110, and Rep. Jan Giegler R-138. There is one state senator, Michael McLachlan R-24. Danbury is represented in the United States Congress
United States Congress

The United States Congress is the Bicameralism legislature of the Federal government of the United States of the United States of America, consisting of two houses, the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives....
 by U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy
Chris Murphy

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 (D).

Danbury's 2007-2008 mill rate is 21.35.

Danbury is also home to an Army Reserve
United States Army Reserve

The United States Army Reserve is the federal Military reserve force of the United States Army. Together, the Army Reserve and the Army United States National Guard constitute the Reserve Component of the Armed Forces of the United States of the United States Army....
 Special Operations
Special operations

Special operations are military operations that are considered "special" .Examples of special operations include such operations such as reconnaissance/military intelligence, unconventional warfare, and counter-terrorism actions....
 unit, the 411th Civil Affairs Battalion
411th Civil Affairs Battalion (United States)

411th Civil Affairs Battalion is a Civil Affairs unit of the United States Army. It is based at Danbury, Connecticut. The unit includes Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta and Headquarters Companies, all located in Danbury....
.

Danbury Federal Correctional Institute


Danbury is also the site of a low-security women's prison, the Danbury Federal Correctional Institute, formerly a men's prison. It is located near the border with New Fairfield
New Fairfield, Connecticut

New Fairfield is a New England town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States. The population was 13,953 at the 2000 United States Census....
. Notable ex-prisoners include cocaine dealer and trafficker of Blow
Blow (film)

Blow is a 2001 drama/biopic film about the United States cocaine smuggler George Jung, film director by Ted Demme. David McKenna and Nick Cassavetes adapted Bruce Porter's 1993 book Blow: How a Small Town Boy Made $100 Million with the Medellin Cocaine Cartel and Lost It All for the screenplay....
 fame George Jung
George Jung

George Jacob Jung , nicknamed "Boston George", was a major player in the Cocaine#Illicit_trade in the United States in the 1970s and early 1980s; he was infamous for being the largest drug trafficker in the United States during that time....
, Unification Church leader the Rev. Sun Myung Moon
Sun Myung Moon

Sun Myung Moon is the Korean founder and leader of the world-wide Unification Church. He is also the founder of many other organizations and projects involved in political, cultural, artistic, mass-media, educational, and other activities....
, and hotel magnate Leona Helmsley
Leona Helmsley

Leona Mindy Roberts Helmsley was a billionaire New York City hotel operator and real estate investor. She was a flamboyant personality and had a reputation for tyrannical behavior that earned her the nickname "Queen of Mean"....
. James Michael Curley
James Michael Curley

James Michael Curley was an United States politician who served in the United States House of Representatives, as the mayor of Boston, Massachusetts, and as Governor of Massachusetts....
, mayor of Boston from 1945-1949, spent five months of his mayoral term at Danbury Federal Prison, after he was convicted on federal charges of official misconduct. Media personality and homemaker Martha Stewart
Martha Stewart

Martha Helen Stewart is an American business magnate, television host, author and magazine publisher. As founder of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, she has gained success through a variety of business ventures, encompassing publishing, broadcasting, and merchandising....
 (incarcerated in West Virginia
West Virginia

West Virginia is a U.S. state in the Appalachian, Upland South, and Mid-Atlantic States regions of the United States, bordered by Virginia on the southeast, Kentucky on the southwest, Ohio on the northwest, and Pennsylvania and Maryland on the northeast....
) and female rap star Lil' Kim
Lil' Kim

Kimberly Denise Jones , better known by her stage name Lil' Kim, is a Grammy Award winning, American multi-platinum rapper and singer. Her 2005 album, The Naked Truth , was awarded the 5 mics award from The Source magazine, making it the first album by any female rapper to achieve that rating....
 requested that their prison terms be served at Danbury Federal Correctional Institute due to its proximity to their New York City homes. However, due to the media attention their requests were denied.

Education

Danbury is home to Western Connecticut State University
Western Connecticut State University

Western Connecticut State University is a public university in Danbury, Connecticut, Connecticut. Founded in 1903, WestConn has an arts and sciences curriculum, a business school, and several professional programs including elementary and secondary education, nursing, music performance, and social work....
.

Public Schools

  • 2 high schools: Danbury High School
    Danbury High School

    Danbury High School is a public high school in Danbury, Connecticut.Despite Danbury's rather large population of approximately 90,000 people, there is only one public high school, along with several small private schools and one vocational high school....
     (9-12) and Henry Abbott Technical High School
    Henry Abbott Technical High School

    Henry Abbott Technical High School is a vocational-technical high school in Danbury, Connecticut and is among three high schools within Danbury, which include Danbury High School, and Immaculate High School ....
     (9-12)
  • 2 middle schools: Broadview Middle School (6-8) and Rogers Park Middle School (6-8)
  • 14 elementary schools: Western Connecticut Academy for International Studies Magnet School (K-5), Great Plain (K-5), Hayestown (K-5), King Street Primary (K-2) and King Street Intermediate (3-5), Mill Ridge Primary (K-2) and Mill Ridge Intermediate (3-5), Morris Street (K-5), Park Avenue (K-5), Pembroke (K-5), Roberts Avenue (K-5), Shelter Rock (K-5), South Street (K-5) and Stadley Rough (K-5)


Parochial Schools

Roman Catholic parochial schools in Danbury reside within the administration of the Diocese of Bridgeport
Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport is located in the south western part of the state of Connecticut, and its boundaries are the same as that of Fairfield County, Connecticut....
 and include:
  • 1 high school: Immaculate High School
    Immaculate High School (Danbury, Connecticut)

    Immaculate High School is a private school, Roman Catholic high school in Danbury, Connecticut. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Bridgeport....
     (9-12)
  • 3 elementary schools: St Peter-Sacred Heart School (Birth-8), St. Gregory the Great School (PK-8),and St. Joseph School (K-8)


Private Schools

In addition, Danbury is home to:
  • Anderson Montessori School
  • Colonial Hills Christian Academy
  • Hudson Country Montessori School
  • New England Country Day School
  • New Hope Christian Academy
  • Maimonides Academy
  • Wooster School
    Wooster School

    Wooster School is a private, co-educational, college-preparatory Pre-K-12 school in Danbury, Connecticut, in the United States. Wooster was founded in 1926 by Aaron Coburn and is named after General David Wooster, a Revolutionary War hero....
  • Immanuel Lutheran School


Media

  • The News-Times of Danbury, a daily newspaper owned by Media News Group.
  • a biweekly, bilingual(Portuguese/English) publication.
  • WLAD-AM 800; 1,000 watts (daytime); 287 watts (nighttime)
  • WDAQ-FM
    WDAQ

    WDAQ , "98Q") is a Hot AC Contemporary Hit Radio station licenced to Danbury, Connecticut and serving the immediate Danbury area. The station is owned by Berkshire Broadcasting Corp, along with sister stations WLAD and WREF)....
     98.3; 3,000 watts; owned by the Berkshire Broadcasting Corporation
  • WXCI-FM
    WXCI

    WXCI is a student radio station broadcasting an Educational format. Licensed to Danbury, Connecticut, USA, the station serves the Connecticut and New York college area....
     91.7; 3,000 watts; College radio station owned by Western Connecticut State University and operated by past and present students. It receives funding from the Western Connecticut State University Student Government Association.


Sites of interest


Hiking trails

  • Bear Mountain Reservation
  • The Old Quarry Nature Center has two short educational trails on 39 acre
    Acre

    The acre is a Units of measurement of area in a number of different systems, including the Imperial unit#Measures of area and United States customary units#Units of area systems....
    s (15 hectare
    Hectare

    A hectare is a unit of area equal to , or one square hectometre , and commonly used for surveying.The hectare is used in most countries around the world, especially in domains concerned with land ownership, land planning, and land management, including law , agriculture, forestry, and town planning....
    s) off Mountainville Avenue.
  • Tarrywile Mansion and Park is one of Danbury's most popular parks. There are of trails as well as several ponds located on the 800 acre (264 hectare
    Hectare

    A hectare is a unit of area equal to , or one square hectometre , and commonly used for surveying.The hectare is used in most countries around the world, especially in domains concerned with land ownership, land planning, and land management, including law , agriculture, forestry, and town planning....
    ) park. The historic Victorian mansion and gardens are a common location for weddings.


Parks

  • Danbury Candlewood Park overlooks Candlewood Lake. Swimming, picnicking, and a boat launch are available in the 11.1 acre (45,000 mē) park.
  • Elmwood Park
  • Hatters Community Park
  • Kenosia Park
  • Richter Park
  • Rogers Park
  • Tarrywile Park


Museums

  • Danbury Museum and Historical Society
    Danbury Museum and Historical Society

    The Danbury Museum and Historical Society is a private museum located in Danbury, Connecticut, Connecticut, the purpose of which is to acquire, preserve, exhibit, and interpret the heritage of the greater Danbury area for education, information, and research....
  • Danbury Railway Museum
    Danbury Railway Museum

    The Danbury Railway Museum is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to operate a railway museum in Danbury, Connecticut.The museum itself is located at 120 White Street in Danbury, adjacent to the Danbury and Meeker's Hardware in a 1903 building erected by the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad....
  • Military Museum of Southern New England


Other

  • Danbury is the former home of the Danbury Fair
    Danbury Fair

    The Danbury Fair was a yearly exhibition in Danbury, Connecticut. It was begun in 1821 as an agriculture fair, but did not have a regular schedule until 1869 when hat manufacturers Rundle and White helped form the Danbury Farmers and Manufacturers Society....
    . The Danbury Fair Mall
    Danbury Fair Mall

    The Danbury Fair Mall is one of the largest shopping malls in the U.S. state of Connecticut and is one of the largest malls in New England. Itis located off of Interstate 84 and U.S....
     was built on the fairgrounds in 1986.
  • Danbury is home to the 411th Civil Affairs Battalion
    411th Civil Affairs Battalion (United States)

    411th Civil Affairs Battalion is a Civil Affairs unit of the United States Army. It is based at Danbury, Connecticut. The unit includes Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta and Headquarters Companies, all located in Danbury....
    , an Army Reserve Special Operations unit.
  • Danbury Hospital
    Danbury Hospital

    Danbury Hospital is a 371-bed hospital in Danbury, Connecticut, Connecticut.The hospital has 3,300 employees. Frank J. Kelly is president and CEO of Danbury Hospital and Danbury Health Systems....
     is a 400-bed institution with 3,300 employees. The hospital is the home of the new Praxair Regional Heart and Vascular center, providing state of the art cardiovascular care to this growing region including open heart surgery
    Open Heart Surgery

    Open Heart Surgery was released on August 8, 2000 by rock band Virginwool. The band signed to Breaking/Atlantic Records after initially beginning signed to Universal Records....
     and coronary angioplasty.


On the National Register of Historic Places

  • Ball and Roller Bearing Company - 20-22 Maple Ave. (added September 25, 1989)
  • Charles Ives House - 7 Mountainville Ave. (added May 26, 1976)
  • Hearthstone - 18 Brushy Hill Rd. (added 1987)
  • John Rider House
    John Rider House

    The John Rider House is located on Main Street south of Main Street Historic District Danbury, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States. Rider, a local carpentry who had served as a Captain in the state militia during the American Revolutionary War, built the wood framing house in 1785....
     - 43 Main St. (added December 23, 1977)
  • Locust Avenue School - Locust Ave. (added June 30, 1985)
  • Main Street Historic District
    Main Street Historic District (Danbury, Connecticut)

    The Main Street Historic District in Danbury, Connecticut consists of much of that city's downtown business district. It includes Boughton, Elm, Ives, Keeler, West and White streets in addition to Main Street ....
     - Boughton, Elm, Ives, Keeler, Main, West and White Sts. (added December 29, 1983)
  • Meeker's Hardware
    Meeker's Hardware

    Meeker's Hardware is located at White Street and Patriot Drive in downtown Danbury, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States, near the city's train station and the Danbury Railway Museum, just outside the city's Main Street Historic District ....
     - 86-90 White St. (added July 9, 1983)
  • Octagon House - 21 Spring St. (added June 7, 1973)
  • P. Robinson Fur Cutting Company - Oil Mill Rd. (added December 30, 1982)
  • Tarrywile - Southern Blvd. & Mountain Rd. (added February 6, 1988)
  • Union Station - White St. and Patriot Dr. (added October 25, 1986)


Sports


The Danbury Westerners
Danbury Westerners

The Danbury Westerners are a summer collegiate baseball team based in Danbury, Connecticut. The team, a member of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, plays their home games at Rogers Park ....
 are a member of the New England Collegiate Baseball League
New England Collegiate Baseball League

The New England Collegiate Baseball League is a 12-team amateur wooden bat league summer baseball league founded in 1993 and sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association and Major League Baseball....
 they play their home games at Rogers Park.

The Danbury Mad Hatters
Danbury Mad Hatters

The Danbury Mad Hatters are a professional ice hockey team based in Danbury, Connecticut at the 2,100-seat Danbury Ice Arena. The Mad Hatters are a member of the Eastern Professional Hockey League ....
 are one of four founding members of the Eastern Professional Hockey League (2008)
Eastern Professional Hockey League (2008)

The Eastern Professional Hockey League is a new professional low-level ice hockey league. The league was developed by Curtis Russell, Tim Kolpien, Igor Mrotchek, and Jim Riggs , the former commissioner of the Mid-Atlantic Hockey League in 2007....
. They play their home games at the Danbury Ice Arena.

The United Hockey League
United Hockey League

The International Hockey League is a minor league professional ice hockey league with teams in the United States. The league is headquartered in Rochester, Michigan, and consists of six teams....
 (UHL) expanded to Danbury in 2004. The Danbury Trashers
Danbury Trashers

The Danbury Trashers were a United Hockey League ice hockey team located in Danbury, Connecticut. They played their home games at the Danbury Ice Arena....
 played their first season at the Danbury Ice Arena
Danbury Ice Arena

The Danbury Ice Arena is a 2,212-seat multi-purpose arena in Danbury, Connecticut. It was built in 1999 and renovated and expanded in 2004. The Danbury Ice Arena was the former home of the Danbury Trashers of the United Hockey League from 2004-2006, and the New England Stars of the North Eastern Hockey League from 2006-2007....
 in October 2004. Among those on the roster included Brent Gretzky (brother of hockey legend Wayne Gretzky
Wayne Gretzky

Wayne Douglas Gretzky, Order of Canada is a retired Canada professional ice hockey player. He is the current part-owner, head of hockey operations, and coach of the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League ....
) and Scott Stirling (son of former New York Islanders
New York Islanders

The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League ....
 coach Steve Stirling
Steve Stirling

Steve Stirling is the former head coach of the American Hockey League Norfolk Admirals and a former head coach of the National Hockey League New York Islanders, currently works as Head Coach for Iserlohn Roosters....
). Scott's older brother, Todd, coached the Trashers in the 2004-2005 season.

On June 9, 2006 the owner of the Trashers, James Galante
James Galante

James Galante is a convicted felon and reputed Cosa Nostra figure, owner of the defunct Danbury Trashers minor league hockey team, and ex-CEO of Automated Waste Disposal , a company which holds waste disposal contracts for most of western Connecticut and Westchester County, New York and Putnam County, New York counties in New York....
, was arrested as part of a federal investigation into illegal practices in the Connecticut garbage industry. Team executives were also charged with fraud as it was alleged the owner illegally subsidized players and violated the league salary cap. The club folded due to the ongoing investigation and lack of teams within close proximity to them.

As of 2006 a new team was created to occupy the ice arena, the New England Stars
New England Stars

The New England Stars were a North Eastern Hockey League team based in Danbury, Connecticut who started play at the end of 2006. The team was formed to occupy the Danbury Trashers place in the Danbury Ice Arena, after the Trashers folded due to involvement in illegal business ....
 were formed to represent Danbury in the defunct North Eastern Hockey League
North Eastern Hockey League

The North Eastern Hockey League was a minor hockey league from 2003 until 2008. It was created by entrepreneur Jim Cashman, who served as league president and as both coach and captain of the 2003-04 York IceCats....
.

On March 25, 2008, Danbury was named the first city to officially have a new team in the newly formed Eastern Professional Hockey League
Eastern Professional Hockey League (2008)

The Eastern Professional Hockey League is a new professional low-level ice hockey league. The league was developed by Curtis Russell, Tim Kolpien, Igor Mrotchek, and Jim Riggs , the former commissioner of the Mid-Atlantic Hockey League in 2007....
. The team is called the Danbury Mad Hatters
Danbury Mad Hatters

The Danbury Mad Hatters are a professional ice hockey team based in Danbury, Connecticut at the 2,100-seat Danbury Ice Arena. The Mad Hatters are a member of the Eastern Professional Hockey League ....
.

Danbury High School
Danbury High School

Danbury High School is a public high school in Danbury, Connecticut.Despite Danbury's rather large population of approximately 90,000 people, there is only one public high school, along with several small private schools and one vocational high school....
 carries a strong athletic tradition. They are perennial powers in: wrestling, boys and girls track and field, boys cross country, baseball, basketball, and football. The wrestling, cross country, and track teams have all numerous state titles and New England championships. All three programs are considered to be nationally ranked annually.

Transportation

Danbury is the terminus of the Danbury branch line of the MTA Metro-North Railroad which begins in Norwalk
Norwalk, Connecticut

Norwalk is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 84,437, making it the sixth largest city in Connecticut, and the third largest in Fairfield County....
. The line was first built by the Danbury and Norwalk Railroad
Danbury and Norwalk Railroad

The Danbury and Norwalk Railroad was an independent United States railroad that operated between its namesake cities in Connecticut from 1852 until its absorption by the Housatonic Railroad in 1887....
 which was later bought by the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company. Danbury was an important junction between the Danbury Branch and the Maybrook Line. The Maybrook line was the New Haven's main freight line which terminated in Maybrook, New York, where the New Haven exchanged traffic with other railroads. After the ill-fated Penn Central took over the New Haven, the Maybrook line was shut down when a fire on the New Haven bridge over the Hudson River
Hudson River

The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk , the Great Mohegan by the Iroquois, or as the Lenape Native Americans called it in Unami, Muhheakantuck, is a river that flows from north to south through eastern New York....
 made the line unusable. Many believe the fire was set by Penn Central to reroute that freight traffic over their Boston & Albany route to the north. Today, the historic station is part of the Danbury Railroad Museum. The Providence and Worcester Railroad
Providence and Worcester Railroad

The Providence and Worcester Railroad is a Class II railroad in the United States. The railroad connects from Gardner, Massachusetts in central Massachusetts, south through its namesake cities of Worcester, Massachusetts and Providence, Rhode Island, and west from Rhode Island through Connecticut and into New York City....
, along with the Housatonic Railroad
Housatonic Railroad

The Housatonic Railroad is a Class III railroad operating in southwestern New England. It was chartered in 1983 to operate a short section of ex-New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad in northwestern Connecticut, and has since expanded north and south, as well as west into New York State....
 provide local rail freight service in Danbury.

Local bus service is provided by Housatonic Area Regional Transit
Housatonic Area Regional Transit

Housatonic Area Regional Transit, known popularly as HART, is the provider of public transportation for Danbury, Connecticut and surrounding communities....
 (HART).

The city is also the location of Danbury Municipal Airport
Danbury Municipal Airport

Danbury Municipal Airport is a public use general aviation airport located three miles southwest of the central business district of Danbury, Connecticut, in Fairfield County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States....
 (DXR
IATA airport code

An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier, is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association ....
).

Interstate 84 and U.S. Route 7 are the main highways of the city. I-84 runs east-west from the Hudson Valley
Hudson Valley

The Hudson Valley refers to the valley of the Hudson River and its adjacent communities in New York State, generally from northern Westchester County, New York northward to the cities of Albany, New York and Troy, New York....
 region of New York
New York

The State of New York is a U.S. state in the Mid-Atlantic States and Northeastern United States regions of the United States and is the nation's List of U.S....
 towards Waterbury
Waterbury, Connecticut

Waterbury is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, Connecticut, on the Naugatuck River Valley, 33 miles southwest of Hartford, Connecticut....
 and Hartford
Hartford, Connecticut

Hartford is the Capital of the Connecticut. It is located in Hartford County, Connecticut on the Connecticut River, north of the center of the state, south of Springfield, Massachusetts....
. US 7 runs north-south from Norwalk
Norwalk, Connecticut

Norwalk is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, Connecticut, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 84,437, making it the sixth largest city in Connecticut, and the third largest in Fairfield County....
 (connecting to I-95) to the Litchfield Hills
Litchfield Hills

The Litchfield Hills is a geographic region of the U.S. state of Connecticut located in the northwestern corner of the state. It is a term that is roughly coterminous with the boundaries of Litchfield County, Connecticut, for which it is named....
 region. The two highways overlap in the downtown area. The principal surface roads through the city are Lake Avenue, West Street, White Street, and Federal Road. Other secondary state highways are U.S. Route 6 in the western part of the city, Newtown Road, which connects to US 6 east of the city, Route 53
Route 53 (Connecticut)

Route 53 is a state highway in the U.S. state of Connecticut, connecting the cities of Norwalk, Connecticut and Danbury, Connecticut. Most of the route has been made redundant by U.S....
 (Main Street and South Street), Route 37 (North Street, Padaranam Road, and Pembroke Road), and Route 39
Route 39 (Connecticut)

Route 39 is a north-south state highway in Connecticut. It is one of the main roads in downtown Danbury . Route 39 begins at the junction of Connecticut Route 53 and Connecticut Route 37, near Interstate 84 , and runs for north through New Fairfield and Sherman , ending at Route 55 in Sherman....
 (Clapboard Ridge Road and Ball Pond Road).

Notable people


  • Julius Baker
    Julius Baker

    Julius Baker was one of the foremost American orchestral flute players .He was well known as a teacher and served as a faculty member at the Juilliard School , Curtis Institute of Music, and Carnegie Mellon University....
    , Principal flutist of the New York Philharmonic
    New York Philharmonic

    The New York Philharmonic is the oldest active symphony orchestra in the United States, organized during 1842. Based in New York City, the Philharmonic performs most of its concerts at Avery Fisher Hall....
     from 1965-83.
  • Jonathan Brandis
    Jonathan Brandis

    Jonathan Gregory Brandis was an United States actor, film director, and screenwriter....
     (1976-2003), actor
  • Tracy Chapman
    Tracy Chapman

    Tracy Chapman is an United States singer-songwriter, best known for her singles "Fast Car", "Talkin' 'bout a Revolution", "Baby Can I Hold You", "Give Me One Reason", "New Beginning " and "Telling Stories"....
    , singer
  • Felix Cavaliere
    Felix Cavaliere

    Felix Cavaliere is an United States music producer and musician, having performed in The Rascals group during the 1960s. He later produced albums by a variety of musician, including Laura Nyro's 1970 opus, Christmas and the Beads of Sweat, and Jimmie Spheeris' 1973 album The Original Tap Dancing Kid....
    , producer, musician
  • Frank Conniff
    Frank Conniff (journalist)

    Frank Conniff was an United States journalist and editor who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1956.Conniff was born in Danbury, Connecticut, Connecticut....
     (1914–1971), journalist and editor who won a 1956 Pulitzer Prize
    1956 Pulitzer Prize

    The following are the Pulitzer Prizes for 1956....
     for international reporting
  • William E. Devlin
    William E. Devlin

    William E. Devlin is the author of We Crown Them All: An illustrated History of Danbury. William has lived in the Danbury area his entire life and is currently a history teacher at Darien High School....
     (1949-) Author of We Crown Them All: An Illustrated History of Danbury.
  • Charles Ives
    Charles Ives

    Charles Edward Ives was an American musical modernism composer. He is widely regarded as one of the first American composers of international significance....
     (1874-1954), one of America's most influential composers
  • Rose Wilder Lane
    Rose Wilder Lane

    Rose Wilder Lane was an United States journalist, travel writer, novelist, and political theorist. She is noted as one of the founding mothers of the American libertarian movement and is also considered one of the seminal forces behind the American Libertarian Party ....
    , author, writer, daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder
    Laura Ingalls Wilder

    Laura Ingalls Wilder was an United States author, who wrote the Little House on the Prairie series of children's books based on her childhood in a settler family....
  • Merle Miller
    Merle Miller

    'Merle Miller' was an American novelist best known for his biographies of Presidents Harry Truman and Lyndon Johnson. Three years before his best-selling book Plain Speaking, An Oral Biography of Harry S....
    , biographer of Harry S. Truman
    Harry S. Truman

    Harry S. Truman was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States . As the List of Vice Presidents of the United States Vice President of the United States, he succeeded Franklin D....
     and Lyndon B. Johnson
    Lyndon B. Johnson

    Lyndon Baines Johnson , often referred to as LBJ, was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States and List of Vice Presidents of the United States Vice President of the United States ....
  • Jerry Nadeau
    Jerry Nadeau

    Jerry Nadeau is a retired race car driving from Danbury, Connecticut.Nadeau competed in the 1994 Barber Dodge Pro Series and the 1996 Formula Opel Euroseries....
    , former NASCAR
    NASCAR

    The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing is the largest sanctioning body of stock cars in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series and the Camping World Truck Series....
     Nextel Cup
    NEXTEL Cup

    The Sprint Cup Series is the top racing series of the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing . It was formerly known as the Strictly Stock Series and Grand National Series ....
     driver (retired due to head injury)
  • Laura Nyro
    Laura Nyro

    Laura Nyro was an United States composer, lyricist, singer and pianist. Her style was a distinctive hybrid of Brill Building-style New York pop, mixed with elements of jazz, gospel music, rhythm and blues, show tunes and rock music....
    , singer-songwriter
  • Neil Rudenstine, ex-president of Harvard University
    Harvard University

    Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Massachusetts, United States, and a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1636 by the colonial Massachusetts legislature, Harvard is the Colonial Colleges institution of higher learning in the United States....
  • Dr. Ian Smith
    Ian Smith (TV)

    Ian K. Smith, M.D. is a medical expert and an author best known for his appearances on VH1's Celebrity Fit Club series, The View, and as a correspondent for NBC News....
    , panelist on VH1
    VH1

    VH1 is an United States cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in television, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slighter older demographic than its sister channel, focusing on the lighter, softer side of popular music....
    's Celebrity Fit Club
  • Samuel Tweedy
    Samuel Tweedy

    Samuel Tweedy was a United States Representative from Connecticut.Born at Nine Partners, New York in 1776, he later moved to Danbury, Connecticut....
     (1776-1868) was a United States Representative from Connecticut.
  • Michael Whelan
    Michael Whelan

    Michael Whelan is a multiple-award-winning American artist of imaginative realism, formerly working for over 30 years as an illustrator specializing in science fiction and fantasy, before devoting all his work to his fine art career....
    , science fiction and fantasy artist
  • John Hubbard Tweedy
    John Hubbard Tweedy

    John Hubbard Tweedy was a delegate to the United States Congress from Wisconsin Territory from 1847-1848.He died in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, aged 77, and was buried in Danbury....
    , member of Congress
  • Zalmon Wildman
    Zalmon Wildman

    Zalmon Wildman was a United States Representative from Connecticut. He was born in Danbury, Connecticut where he completed preparatory studies....
     (1775-1835) was a United States Representative from Connecticut.
  • R. Gordon Wasson (1898-1986) was one of the first westerners to participate in a Mazatec sacred mushroom ritual and study psychedelic mushrooms.
  • Peter Wiley
    Peter Wiley

    Peter Wiley is a cellist and cello teacher. He attended the Curtis Institute of Music at 13 years of age, where he studied with David Soyer. He was then appointed principal cellist of the Cincinnati Symphony at age 20, after one year in the Pittsburgh Symphony....
    , cellist


Twin cities

- Decollatura
Decollatura

Decollatura is a comune and town in the province of Catanzaro in the Calabria region of Italy.It is famous for being the birthplace of the Italian poet Michele Pane ...
, Italy

See also

  • Greater Danbury
    Greater Danbury

    Greater Danbury, also known as the Housatonic Valley Region, is a region in the state of Connecticut centered on the city of Danbury, Connecticut....
    , the metropolitan area centered on the city


External links

  • , at 24 Hospital Avenue, has 371 beds.
  • Danbury based European car club
  • German school in Western CT
  • , a community Spanish newspaper covering news and events.