Torrington, Connecticut

== History == Torrington was first settled in 1735 by Ebenezer Lyman, Jr., of Durham, Connecticut.

Torrington was given permission to organize a government and incorporate as a town in October 1740.

The downtown section of Torrington was known as Wolcottville, after the Wolcott family of Connecticut, which produced several governors between 1813 and 1881.

Israel Coe and Erastus Hodges began the construction of two brass mills on the Naugatuck River in 1834.

In 1849, the Naugatuck Valley railroad was completed, connecting Torrington with other population centers, ending its isolation, and stimulating further industrial growth.

In 1851, Milo Burr placed a dam across the confluence of several mountain streams impounding water for power.

Gail Borden, discoverer of the process of milk preservation by evaporation and condensation, built the world's first condensed milk factory here, in 1856.

Curtis (1857–1913), a homesteader and politician, lived in Torrington, Connecticut, and later founded and named the town of Torrington, Wyoming after his former residence Bill C.

(1861–1955), inventor of a mechanical gear shift on the Hendy-Norton lathe Lyman Cornelius Smith (1850–1910), an industrialist and founder of the L.C.

Fire destroyed the mill in 1877.

Between 1880 and 1920, Torrington's population soared from 3,000 to 22,000 as immigration from southern and eastern Europe increased; most immigrants during this period were Pol...

The Coe Memorial Park Subcommittee and the City of Torrington, worked closely with Ferrero Hixon Associates, to restore the Park to a Victorian walking park, much as it was when...

The birthplace accidentally burned in 1918.

Torrington was chartered as a city in 1923.

Downtown Torrington is home to the Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts, which trains ballet dancers and whose Company performs in the Warner Theatre, a 1,700-seat auditorium built ...

Burr Pond was designated as a state park in 1949.

After just one season, 1950, they disbanded.

In 1955, a massive flood destroyed much of the downtown area and other property in the region when Hurricanes Connie and Diane caused local rivers to overflow.

The race, which started in 1972, primarily includes runners from around Connecticut and has also attracted some runners each year from Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Penns...

In 1984–1985, Torrington's Police Department was sued by Tracey Thurman, who was nearly killed in 1983 by her estranged husband Charles "Buck" Thurman.

City of Torrington (finalized 1985), the federal court levied a $2.3 million judgment against the city for refusing to enforce its previous restraining orders because the perpet...

Thurman's abuse, attempted murder and lawsuit were later depicted in a 1989 made-for-TV movie A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story, starring Nancy McKeon.

Torrington twice played host to the league All-Star Game (1998, 2008) and generally placed high in their division each season.

In the year 2000, the Torrington Historical Society acquired the property in merger with the John Brown Association.

== Crime and law enforcement == The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 139.

The following ideas have been discussed: ==== Coe Memorial Park restoration ==== The historic restoration and renovation to downtown Coe Memorial Park were completed in the b...

In 2005, award-winning horticulturist, Gwenythe B.

In 2006, the Torrington High School Men's Basketball team captured their first Connecticut State Championship since 1944, beating rival high school Holy Cross of Waterbury.

In 2008, Torrington was named by Bizjournals as the number one "Dreamtown" (micropolitan statistical area) out of ten in the United States to live in.

== Infrastructure == === Main Street Marketplace === Main Street Marketplace (MSMP) was created in 2009 by founders Steve Criss, Rose Ponte, Jessica Hodorski and the 2009 ACT ...

After leading the ACBL in attendance in 2010, the team was sold to the Carminucci Sports Group (CSG), which transferred their affiliation to the Futures League.

Despite this, the 113-year-old former Torrington railroad station was demolished, as a safety hazard, on January 4, 2011.

Downtown Torrington also hosts KidsPlay, a children's museum which was founded in 2012 and expanded their location in 2015 after purchasing the adjacent building.

In March 2013, Torrington received a degree of national notoriety for a statutory rape case involving three teen-aged boys accused of sexually assaulting two 13-year-old girls.

It closed in May 2016 due to low enrollment.

The Titans did not return for the 2017 season The Torrington Twisters were a member of the New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) from 1997 to 2008.

In 2018, the site was sold to Five Points Arts Gallery for $375,000.

All current outstanding bonded debt will be retired by the year 2021 (current estimate).