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instanceOf
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city
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municipality
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areaCode
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203
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475
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climate
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humid continental to humid subtropical transition
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country
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United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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countySeatOf
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New Haven County
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surface form:
New Haven County (co-county seat, de facto)
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elevation
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approximately 95 m above sea level
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foundedIn
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1674
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governmentType
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mayor–board of aldermen
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hasCampusOf
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University of Connecticut
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surface form:
University of Connecticut (UConn Waterbury)
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hasHistoricDistrict
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Downtown Waterbury Historic District
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hasHospital
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Saint Mary’s Hospital
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Waterbury Hospital
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hasLandmark
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Holy Land USA
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Mattatuck Museum
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Palace Theater
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Union Station clocktower
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hasMayor
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Paul Pernerewski Jr.
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hasPublicTransitAgency
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CTtransit Waterbury Division
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hasRiver
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Naugatuck River
NERFINISHED
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hasSportsTeam
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Waterbury CT sports teams (various amateur and minor league)
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hasUniversity
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Post University
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highwayServedBy
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Connecticut Route 8
NERFINISHED
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Interstate 84
NERFINISHED
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historicalIndustry
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brass
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clockmaking
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metalworking
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watchmaking
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hostedCompany
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Chase Brass and Copper Company
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Scovill Manufacturing Company
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Waterbury Clock Company
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incorporatedAsCityIn
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1853
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incorporatedAsTownIn
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1686
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knownFor
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brass manufacturing
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industrial history
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locatedIn
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Connecticut
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New England
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New Haven County
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locatedInRegion
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western Connecticut
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locatedInTimeZone
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Eastern Time Zone
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mergedTownAndCityIn
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1902
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namedAfter
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River in Lancashire, England (disputed etymology)
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nickname
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The Brass City
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partOfMetropolitanArea
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Waterbury metropolitan area
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populationRankInConnecticut
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among largest cities in Connecticut
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postalCode
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06702
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railServedBy
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Metro-North Railroad Waterbury Branch
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traversedBy
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Naugatuck River
NERFINISHED
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