Danbury
Connecticut hat town
Danbury is a city in southwestern Connecticut, historically known as a center of hat manufacturing in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
The name also appears in several smaller American towns.
We drove through Danbury on our way to New York.
Town's central thoroughfare
- BrookfieldPlace with brook reference
- NewtownSettlement name suggesting freshness
- Metro-NorthRegional commuter rail system
- I-84Numbered interstate highway
Colonial uprising against Britain
- colonialOf occupied territories
- composerCreator of musical works
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- landmarkNotable point of reference
preservation · archives · settlers · antiquity · monument · historic district
Compressed fiber textile
- fur tradeCommercial exchange of animal skins
- mercury poisoningHarmful metallic element accumulation
- mad hatterDemented headwear maker
- millineryCraft of hat design
beaver pelts · industrial · 19th century · workers · trade unions · immigrant labor · Stetson · factory town
Post-summer cooling period
- foliagePlant's leafy covering
- mapleSap-yielding hardwood tree
- YankeePerson from northeastern states
- colonial architectureArchitecture from occupied territories
clapboard · stone walls · covered bridges · apple cider · fall festival · New England charm
Main Street
Town's central thoroughfare
- BrookfieldPlace with brook reference
- NewtownSettlement name suggesting freshness
- Metro-NorthRegional commuter rail system
Revolutionary War
Colonial uprising against Britain
landmark · preservation · archives · settlers · antiquity · monument · historic district
felt
Compressed fiber textile
- fur tradeCommercial exchange of animal skins
- mercury poisoningHarmful metallic element accumulation
- mad hatterDemented headwear maker
millinery · beaver pelts · industrial · 19th century · workers · trade unions · immigrant labor · Stetson · factory town
autumn
Post-summer cooling period
colonial architecture · clapboard · stone walls · covered bridges · apple cider · fall festival · New England charm
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