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Charles Island is located in Silver Sands State Park off the coast of Milford, CT. The island is named for it's first owner Charles Deal who bought it in 1657. The island's history is littered with tragedy and misfortune. Locals will tell you that these events are not bad luck or some big coincidence, they say the island is cursed.
Danbury is also a place of rich and exciting history. However, when the history of Danbury is discussed, it's usually boils down to one thing, hats. Danbury is called The Hat City because we were the biggest producer of hats in the whole world at one time. While I respect this truth, it's typically all we get credit for. Danbury is so much more than hats, Danbury has many stories to tell and many of them happened in the same place, Main Street.