About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 318. Not illustrated. Chapters: Settlements Established in 1670, Settlements Established in 1671, Settlements Established in 1672, Settlements Established in 1673, Settlements Established in 1674, Settlements Established in 1675, Settlements Established in 1676, Settlements Established in 1677, Settlements Established in 1678, Settlements Established in 1679, Charleston, South Carolina, Trenton, New Jersey, Duluth, Minnesota, Worcester, Massachusetts, Manchester, Connecticut, Fall River, Massachusetts, Enfield, Connecticut, Ashby, Massachusetts, Burlington, New Jersey, Woodbury, Connecticut, Westport, Massachusetts, Marion, Massachusetts, Chilmark, Massachusetts, Seaford, Delaware, Shawangunk, New York, Deerfield, Massachusetts, Rathbone, New York, Waterbury, Connecticut, Thunder Bay, Makati City, Bacoor, Cavite, Hudson, New Hampshire, New Paltz, New York, Stellenbosch, Northfield, Massachusetts, Repentigny, Quebec, Verdun, Quebec, Larvik, Chicoutimi, Ramos Arizpe, Barcelona, Anzoategui, Sloviansk, Bello, Antioquia, San Carlos, Cojedes, Sabara, Carlsburg, Weser, Portknockie, Gay, Armenia, Grayvoron, Kamen-Na-Obi, Taldom, Tsimlyansk, Itaborai, Korablino. Excerpt: Waterbury, Connecticut - The city is located along Interstate 84 and has a Metro North railroad station. It is also home to Post University and a regional campus of the University of Connecticut. The original settlement of Waterbury was in 1674 as a Town Plot section. In 1675 King Philip's War caused it to be vacated but the land was returned to in 1677, this time west of the first settlement. Both sites are now marked. The Algonquin name for the area was "Matetacoke" meaning "place without trees." Thus the settlement was named as "Mattatock" in 1673. The name changed to Waterbury on May 15, 1686, when the settlement was admitted as the 28th town in the Connecticut colony...
