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Watertown, Massachusetts
Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts
Location in Middlesex County in Massachusetts
Coordinates: 42°22′15″N 71°11′00″W / 42.37083, -71.183333
CountryUnited States
StateMassachusetts
CountyMiddlesex
Settled1630
Incorporated1630
Government
 - TypeTown Council
 - City ManagerMichael J. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. This is a list of Massachusetts counties, consisting of the 14 Massachusetts counties Middlesex County is a County located in the US state of Massachusetts. A town council is a democratically elected form of government for small municipalities or Parishes A council may serve as both the representative and executive branch A city manager is an official appointed as the administrative manager of a City, in a council-manager form of city government Driscoll
Area
 - Total4. Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 2 sq mi (10. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 8 km²)
 - Land4. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 1 sq mi (10. 6 km²)
 - Water0. 1 sq mi (0. 1 km²)
Elevation36 ft (11 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total32,986
 - Density8,025. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 7/sq mi (3,098. 7/km²)
Time zoneEastern (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST)Eastern (UTC-4)
ZIP code02472
Area code(s)617 / 857
FIPS code25-73440
GNIS feature ID0612401
Website: http://www.ci.watertown.ma.us/

The Town of Watertown is a city[1] in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during Daylight saving time ( DST The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−4 is the Time offset used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada in winter and the North American Eastern Time Zone during A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Area code 617 once covered the entire Greater Boston (Eastern Massachusetts area reaching beyond the I-495 loop Area code 857 is an overlay of parts of Area code 617. It was added to create more Telephone numbers Consequently it is mainly used for Cellular phones Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout Middlesex County is a County located in the US state of Massachusetts. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The population was 32,986 at the 2000 census.

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History

Watertown, first known as Saltonstall Plantation, was one of the earliest of the Massachusetts Bay settlements. Massachusetts Bay is one of the large bays of the Atlantic Ocean that form the distinctive shape of the coastline of the U It was begun early in 1630 by a group of settlers led by Sir Richard Saltonstall and the Rev. Richard Saltonstall ( Halifax England April 4 1586 - October 1661 led a group of English settlers up the Charles River in settle in what is George Phillips and officially incorporated that same year. The alternate spelling "Waterton" is seen in some early documents. The first buildings were upon land now included within the limits of Cambridge known as Gerry's Landing. Cambridge Massachusetts is a City in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, United States. For its first quarter century Watertown ranked next to Boston in population and area. Since then its limits have been greatly reduced. Thrice portions have been added to Cambridge, and it has contributed territory to form the new towns of Weston (1712), Waltham (1738), Belmont (1859), and Lincoln. Weston is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States in the Boston metro area Year 1712 ( MDCCXII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap One of the early centers of the Industrial Revolution in northern America Waltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States Year 1738 ( MDCCXXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Belmont is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, a Suburb of Boston. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Lincoln is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. In 1632 the residents of Watertown protested against being compelled to pay a tax for the erection of a stockade fort at Cambridge; this was the first protest in America against taxation without representation and led to the establishment of representative government in the colony. A stockade is an enclosure of Palisades and tall walls made of logs placed side by side vertically with the tops sharpened to provide security Fortifications are Military Constructions and Buildings designed for defense in Warfare Humans have constructed defensive works for Protest expresses relatively overt reaction to events or situations sometimes in favor though more often opposed " No taxation without representation " began as a Slogan in the period 1763–1776 that summarized a primary grievance of the British Colonists Representative democracy is a form of government founded on the principles of the people's representatives As early as the close of the 17th century Watertown was the chief horse and cattle market in New England and was known for its fertile gardens and fine estates. As a means of recording the passage of Time, the 17th Century was that Century which lasted from 1601 - 1700 in the Gregorian calendar The horse ( Equus caballus) is a hoofed ( Ungulate) Mammal, one of eight living species of the family Equidae. Cattle, colloquially referred to as cows, are domesticated Ungulates a member of the Subfamily Bovinae of the family History See also History of New England New England's earliest inhabitants were Algonquian -speaking Native Americans including the Here about 1632 was erected the first grist mill in the colony, and in 1662 one of the first woolen mills in America was built here. A gristmill or grist mill is a building where Grain is ground into Flour, or the grinding mechanism itself

Saltonstall's landing spot in Watertown also known as Elbridge Gerry Landing
Saltonstall's landing spot in Watertown also known as Elbridge Gerry Landing

The Provincial Congress of Massachusetts, after adjournment from Concord, met from April to July 1775 in the First Parish Church, the site of which is marked by a monument. The Massachusetts Provincial Congress (1774–1776 was a Provisional government created in the Province of Massachusetts Bay early in the American Revolution Concord is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in the United States. Year 1775 ( MDCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a The Massachusetts General Court held its sessions here from 1775 to 1778. The Massachusetts General Court (formally styled The General Court of Massachusetts) is the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Year 1778 ( MDCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or Committees met in the nearby Edmund Fowle House. The Edmund Fowle House (early 1770s is located at 28 Marshall Street Watertown Massachusetts, and is the second oldest surviving house in Watertown Boston town meetings were held here during the siege of Boston, when many Boston families made their homes in the neighborhood. A town meeting is a meeting where the population of an entire geographic area is invited to participate in a gathering often for a political administrative or legislative purpose Background Prior to 1775 the British had imposed taxes onto the Americans which they did not take kindly to For several months early in the American Revolution the Committees of Safety and Correspondence made Watertown their headquarters and it was from here that General Joseph Warren set out for Bunker Hill. In this article the inhabitants of the thirteen colonies that supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" with occasional references to "Patriots" Many Committees of Safety were established throughout Colonial America at the start of the American Revolution. The committees of correspondence were bodies organized by the local governments of the Thirteen Colonies during the American Revolution for the purposes of coordinating Dr Joseph Warren ( June 11, 1741 &ndash June 17, 1775) was an American doctor and soldier remembered for playing a leading role The Battle of Bunker Hill took place on June 17, 1775 on Breed's Hill, as part of the Siege of Boston during the American Revolutionary [2]

Edmund Fowle House.
Edmund Fowle House. The Edmund Fowle House (early 1770s is located at 28 Marshall Street Watertown Massachusetts, and is the second oldest surviving house in Watertown

From 1832 to 1834 Theodore Parker conducted a private school here and his name is still preserved in the Parker School, though the building no longer operates as a public school. Theodore Parker (August 24 1810 – May 10 1860 was an American Transcendentalist and reforming minister of the Unitarian

The Watertown Arsenal operated continuously as a military munitions and research facility from 1816 until 1995, when the Army sold the property, by then known as the Army Materials Technology Laboratory (History of the AMTL) to the town of Watertown. The Watertown Arsenal was a major American Arsenal located on the northern shore of the Charles River in Watertown Massachusetts. Year 1816 ( MDCCCXVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The Arsenal is notable for being the site of a 1911 strike prompted by the management methods of operations research pioneer Frederick Winslow Taylor (Taylor and 1911 Watertown Arsenal Strike). Strike action, often simply called a strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal by Employees to perform work. Frederick Winslow Taylor ( 20 March 1856 &ndash 21 March 1915) widely known as F Taylor's method, which he dubbed "Scientific Management," broke tasks down into smaller components. Workers no longer completed whole items; instead, they were timed using stopwatches as they did small tasks repetitively, as Taylor attempted to find the balance of tasks that resulted in the maximum output from workers. The strike and its causes were controversial enough that they resulted in Congressional hearings in 1911; Congress passed a law in 1915 banning the method in government owned arsenals. Taylor's methods spread widely, influencing such industrialists as Henry Ford, and the idea is one of the underlying inspirations of the factory (assembly) line industrial method.

The Perkins School for the Blind, founded in 1829, has been located in Watertown since 1912. Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown Massachusetts is one of the oldest and most prominent schools for the blind in the United States

The Stanley Brothers built the first of their steam-powered cars, which came to be known as Stanley Steamers, in Watertown in 1897. The Stanley (nicknamed Stanley Steamer) was a steam-powered Automobile produced by the Stanley Motor Carriage Company [1]

In 1988, Watertown Square became the new location for the Armenian Library and Museum of America, said to host the largest collection of Armenian artifacts in North America. Armenian Library and Museum of America, or ALMA, located in Watertown Massachusetts, has the most extensive collection of Armenian artifacts in North

The Watertown Arsenal was the site of a major superfund clean-up in the 1990s, and has now become a center for shopping, dining and the arts, with the opening of several restaurants and a new theatre. The site includes the Arsenal Center for the Arts, a community arts center that opened in 2005. The Arsenal Center for the Arts is a community arts center located in Watertown Massachusetts, USA, on the former property of the Watertown An art center or arts centre is distinct from an Art gallery or Art museum.

In August, 2007, complaints about the Anti-Defamation League's refusal to acknowledge the Armenian Genocide led to a unanimous town council decision to end their participation in the ADL's "No Place for Hate" campaign. The Anti-Defamation League ( ADL) is an Interest group founded in 1913 by B'nai B'rith in the United States whose stated aim is "to stop This decision quickly led to internal discord in the ADL, and their recognition of the Armenian Genocide, which then led to high level international intrigue between the US, Israel and Turkey involving presidents and foreign ministers.

Browne House.
Browne House. The Abraham Browne House (built circa 1694-1701 is a colonial house located at 562 Main Street Watertown Massachusetts, USA.

Geography

Watertown is located at 42°22′17″N, 71°10′55″W (42. 371296, -71. 181961). [3] To the north, it is bordered by the town of Belmont, along Belmont Street; to the south, it is bordered by Newton and Brighton - the border being largely formed by the Charles River. Belmont is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, a Suburb of Boston. The City of Newton in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, is an important residential Suburb of Boston, which abuts it on the east Brighton is a neighborhood of the City of Boston, Massachusetts, located in the northwest corner of the city The Charles River is a small relatively short River in Massachusetts, USA, that separates Boston from Cambridge and However, in Watertown Square, the nexus of the town, the town's border extends south of the Charles to encompass the neighborhood surrounding Casey Playground. To the East lies the City of Cambridge, the border to which is almost entirely comprised of the well-known Mount Auburn Cemetery, most of which is actually in Watertown (though commonly believed to be in Cambridge). Cambridge Massachusetts is a City in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1831 as "America's first garden cemetery" or the first " Rural cemetery " Mount Auburn Cemetery is an Elysium where traditionally To the west lies the more expansive city of Waltham, but there is no clear geographic feature dividing the two municipalities. One of the early centers of the Industrial Revolution in northern America Waltham is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 2 square miles (10. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 8 km²), of which, 4. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 1 square miles (10. 6 km²) of it is land and 0. 1 square miles (0. 1 km²) of it (1. 20%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 32,986 people, 14,629 households, and 7,329 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 8,025. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 7 people per square mile (3,098. 8/km²). There were 15,008 housing units at an average density of 3,651. 5/sq mi (1,409. 9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 91. 42% White, 1. 73% African American, 0. 16% Native American, 3. 87% Asian, 0. 02% Pacific Islander, 0. 85% from other races, and 1. 95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2. 68% of the population.

Watertown is also a major center of the Armenian diaspora in the United States, with the third-largest Armenian community in the United States, estimated at over 8,000 as of 2007. Armenia (Հայաստան transliterated: Hayastan,) officially the Republic of Armenia (Հայաստանի Հանրապետություն Hayastani The term Diaspora (in Greek, διασπορά &ndash " a scattering or sowing of seeds " refers any population sharing common ethnic The United States of America —commonly referred to as the [5] Watertown ranks only behind the California cities of Glendale and Fresno. Glendale ( is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. however the census of 2000 put the Armenian population at 2,708 or 8. 2 percent. [2]

There were 14,629 households out of which 17. 8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 37. 9% were married couples living together, 8. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 49. 9% were non-families. 34. 1% of all households were made up of individuals and 12. 4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 17 and the average family size was 2. 86.

In the city the population was spread out with 14. 1% under the age of 18, 9. 4% from 18 to 24, 39. 8% from 25 to 44, 20. 0% from 45 to 64, and 16. 7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 86. 1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83. 8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $59,764, and the median income for a family was $67,441. Males had a median income of $46,642 versus $39,840 for females. The per capita income for the city was $33,262. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 4. 5% of families and 6. 3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 6% of those under age 18 and 7. 5% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

As property values within the Boston metropolitan area continue to rise, Watertown has gained in appeal as an attractive, affordable alternative to more expensive communities such as Cambridge, Brookline, Belmont, and Boston proper. Greater Boston is the area of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts surrounding the city of Boston Massachusetts. Cambridge Massachusetts is a City in the Greater Boston area of Massachusetts, United States. Brookline is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States, which borders on the cities of Boston and Newton. Belmont is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, a Suburb of Boston. Close to Soldiers Field Road and the Massachusetts Turnpike, major arteries into downtown Boston, Watertown has easy access to both Boston nightlife and more suburban communities such as Newton. The Massachusetts Turnpike (commonly shortened to the MassPike or The Pike) is the easternmost 138-mile (222 km stretch of Interstate 90. The City of Newton in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, is an important residential Suburb of Boston, which abuts it on the east Watertown Square is the terminus of several MBTA bus and trackless trolley routes. Watertown Square in Watertown Massachusetts is the termination point of the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority 's route 71 trackless trolley and The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority ( MBTA) is "a body politic and corporate and a political subdivision" of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts There are currently four Trolleybus routes in the Boston Massachusetts area all run by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA in the Harvard The former A-Watertown line of the MBTA Green Line ran to Watertown until 1969. The "A" Branch or Watertown Branch was a streetcar line in the Boston Massachusetts area operating as a branch of the Massachusetts Bay The Green Line is a Light rail / Streetcar system run by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA in the Boston, Massachusetts

Notable residents

Eliza Dushku
Eliza Dushku


Politicians

Sports

The Watertown High School Raiders won the Division III State Championship for basketball during the 2006-2007 season.

Watertown Raiders field hockey has won numerous state championships from the 1980s up to the present decade.

Libraries and museums

See also

References

  1. ^ Although it is called the "Town of Watertown," it is a statutory city of Massachusetts. Greater Boston is the area of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts surrounding the city of Boston Massachusetts. A town council is a democratically elected form of government for small municipalities or Parishes A council may serve as both the representative and executive branch Robert Seeley, also Seely, Seelye, or Ciely, (1602-1668 was an early Puritan settler in the Massachusetts Bay Colony who helped establish See Office of the Secretary of the Commonwealth.
  2. ^ Hodges, Maud deLeigh. 1980. Crossroads on the Charles. Phoenix Publishing, Canaan, NH
  3. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1491 - Kongo monarch Nkuwu Nzinga is baptised by Portuguese missionaries adopting the baptismal name of João Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
  4. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
  5. ^ Keith O'Brien, "ADL local leader fired on Armenian issue", The Boston Globe, August 18, 2007.

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