[3] The Waterbury project gained notoriety locally because the company used dynamite to clear the many pine trees on the land, which was a novel process for its time.

The recession that hit Florida in 1926 severely damaged the citrus industry and the Waterbury Grapefruit Company went out of business.

In 1967, the Hunsader family of Wisconsin purchased the land that was platted for the proposed town of Waterbury and developed a tomato farm there.

Today the planned site for the town is still part of the Hunsader Farms property, but no original buildings remain.

[5] Today the original Waterbury Grapefruit grove tracts are home to agricultural businesses and rural residences.