Ansonia

Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 1: A to Beaufort, p. 300

Ansonia, a borough within the town of Derby, New Haven county, Connecticut, lies on both sides of the Naugatuck River, 2 miles above its confluence with the Housatonic, and 12 miles W. of New Haven by rail. It has manufactures of iron, brass, and copper goods, clocks, electrical goods, webbing and knit goods, carriages, and hardware. Pop. 8500.

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