T he textile industry found its roots in Connecticut along the banks of the Housatonic and Naugatuck Rivers between Waterbury and Bridgeport. From the early 1800s; when David Humphries; former aide-de-camp to Gen. George Washington; brought the woolen industry to America; to the 1950s; when the vast Sidney Blumenthal Mills moved to the South; the textile industry shaped life in the Naugatuck Valley. The industry witnessed labor actions; inspired cultural expression; and experienced the growth of shipping by road; water; and rail. Workers produced felted wool; cotton; and silk fabrics; velvet; fake fur; wool hosiery; buttons; ribbons; and various other goods; laying the foundation for the prosperity enjoyed by the valley today.
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