Along the Banks of the Naugatuck River -
Anyone familiar with Waterbury and its history knows that many of the old factories that powered Waterbury's dominance of the region were located near the Naugatuck River, which somewhat divides the city almost in half. Waterbury's more affluent neighborhoods (Bunker Hill, Town Plot, Robinwood, West Side and Country Club) all lie west of the Naugatuck River. Route 8 neatly runs parallel to the Naugatuck River through town on the same side, crossing it once in the South End. Most of the railroad tracks lay in shambles and piles of rubbish lie along the middle and northern stretches of the Naugatuck River by Thomaston Avenue. However, as the Naugatucl River flows through the center of Waterbury and approaches Naugatuck, a rather startling transformation takes place. Many of these photos of the Naugatuck River, taken at the end of winter, display the beauty of the river unmarred by Waterbury's industrial past.
Courtesy of William James Walton, Sr. , Realtor, WEICHERT, REALTORS® - Briotti Group
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It is amazing how many rivers look so similar. Your Naugatuck River resembles our Blackstone River which begins in Worcester, Massachusetts at Middle River and Mill Brook and flows southward until it flows over the Slater Mill falls into the Seekonk River at the head of Narragansett Bay. Lincoln, Cumberland, Pawtucket thrived on their factories and mills using these rivers.