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The Watertown History Museum formerly known as the Watertown Historical Society is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the social, commercial and cultural heritage of Watertown, Connecticut. Through its museum galleries, historic house tours, lecture series and archival collection, the society has traced and recorded the history of ...
The area that is now Watertown was settled in the early 18th century, but was not incorporated as a separate town until 1780. Its town green, extending north–south between United States Route 6 and Woodbury Road, was laid out in 1772, and a colonial meetinghouse built at its edge (where the present town hall now stands), the area began to take shape as a village center.
Watertown is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region. The population was 22,105 at the 2020 census. [1] The ZIP Codes for Watertown are 06795 (for most of the town) and 06779 (for the Oakville section). It is a suburb of Waterbury.
Watertown is a census-designated place (CDP) in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. It comprises the central village of the town of Watertown. As of the 2010 census, the population of the CDP was 3,574, [1] out of 22,514 in the entire town. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 22,105.
Oakville is a census-designated place (CDP) and neighborhood section of Watertown, in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 9,047 as of the 2010 census. [1] It is the most populous community in Watertown, with more than twice as many people as the center village of Watertown. [2] The ZIP code for Oakville is 06779.
The Siemon Company was founded in Bridgeport, Connecticut, in 1903. [1]In 1906, The Siemon Company began manufacturing of a three-pole connecting block for AT&T. AT&T's three-pole connecting blocks were ceramic and fragile.
Watertown is a member of CAS and CIAC. The boys' ice hockey team is a co-op between both Watertown High School and Pomperaug High School of Southbury, Connecticut. This team, unlike other sports the school offers, is a member of the South West Conference. All home games are played on the campus of the Taft School, also located in Watertown.
Route 63 is still locally called the Straits Turnpike in Middlebury and Watertown. In the mid-1940s, Route 61 between Morris and Cornwall was reassigned to an extended Route 63. Another extension happened on September 11, 1951 when Route 63 took over part of Route 43 from Cornwall to Canaan where it ends today. [ 5 ]