About the City of Derby
Connecticut (CT)
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Derby is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. With 5 square miles (13 km2) of land area, Derby is Connecticut's smallest municipality. The town has a Metro-North railroad station called Derby-Shelton.
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About Derby, CT:
Derby was settled in 1642 as an Indian trading post under the name Paugasset. It was named after Derby, England in 1675.
In the Nineteenth century, both corsets and hoop skirts were manufactured in the city.
Charlton Comics, a comic book publishing company that existed from 1944 to 1986, was based in town.
Home of the Derby Red Raiders, state champions in football many times. Derby High has always been a school heavy on sports, but due to its small size has not been very successful in recent years. Derby cheerleading for both the high school and Pop Warner, have been very successful over the years, as well as the school's wrestling.
The Green received a complete makeover in the spring of 1999.
Antoine Fuqua's upcoming kidnap and revenge drama Prisoners cast the town of Derby in Connecticut as itself in the film. Fuqua and crew will be using the local police insignia, the town seal and 750 of the locals as extras. Hugh Jackman is rumored as the main character as well as Christian Bale and Russell Crowe considering the co-starring role.
Schools:
- Derby High School
- Derby Middle School
- Bradley Elementary School
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