Naugatuck Revisited is an exciting new look at this historic Connecticut community. Settled in the early 1700s, Naugatuck was incorporated in 1844 and developed through the ingenuity of entrepreneurs who exploited its rivers and railroads. This volume includes images and stories of the borough's many notable luminaries, including inventor Charles Goodyear, resident and World Series Most Valuable Player Frank "Spec" Shea of the New York Yankees, legendary Hollywood fashion designer Adrian Gilbert, and the founders of the Peter Paul candy company, makers of Almond Joy and Mounds. Robert Redford spent time here preparing for the movie The Natural, and Senator John F. Kennedy made an early morning presidential campaign stop here on his way to Waterbury.

Excerpt from The Early Schools of Naugatuck: A Brief History of Our Schools, Teachers, d104 Books, Etc It is apparent the town of Waterbury had the power to establish a school district in the southern part of the town in the year of 1730. This district would be under the control of the town until the organization of the Salem Society, which occurred in May, 1773. After wards Salem Society managed the schools in its limits. After 1773 the schools were controlled for years by the society. The society established a number of school districts and had full control of the same until about 1794. Salem Society in 1773 chose Mr. Isaac Judd, Mr. Israel Terrel and Mr. Asahel Porter as School Commit tee. For collect-or, Mr. Thomas Porter, Jr. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.