Summary
City/Town
Name:
Watertown
State:
Connecticut
County:
Litchfield County
Probate
District:
Pending
Year
Established:
1738
Year
Incorporated:
1780
Form
of Government:
Town Council - Manager
Town
Hall Address:
Town Hall (860) 945-5230
Web Address:
www.watertownct.org/
History
Brief:
This area was settled as part of Waterbury about 1701. In May 1738 it was established as the Society of Westbury. It was incorporated in 1780 as the town of Watertown. Town vital records begin 1780.
Other City Names (2) Name: Westbury Name: Wooster-Westbury
Settled From (1) Population (1) Year: 2000 Population: 21661
Founding Families (3) Surname: Judd Surname: Richards Surname: Scott
Cemeteries (6) Name: Evergreen Cemetery (860) 274-4151 Location: 165 North Street Name: Hopkins Cemetery Location: East Boundary, CT State Park Name: Mt. Olivet Cemetery (860) 274-4641 Location: Platt Road Name: Mt. St. James Cemetery Location: 97 Porter Street Name: New Evergreen Cemetery Location: 165 North Street Name: Old Cemetery Location: 851 Main Street
Churches (6) Name: All Saints Episcopal Church (860) 274-2352 Location: 242 Main Street, Oakville, CT 06779 Name: Christ Church (860) 274-1910 Location: 25 The Green, Watertown, CT 06795 Website: www.christchurchparish.net Name: First Congregational Church (860) 274-6737 Location: 40 DeForest Street, Watertown, CT 06795 Name: St. John's RC Church (860) 274-8836 Location: 574 Main Street, Watertown, CT Name: Union Congregation Church (860) 274-4045 Location: 161 Buckingham Strreet, Oakville, CT 06779 Website: www.uccwebsites.net/unioncongoakvillect Name: Watertown United Methodish Church (860) 274-3785 Location: 305 Main Street, Watertown, CT 06795 Website: www.umc.org
Monuments (1) Name: Civil War Monument Description: A tall stone pillar with 4 bronze tablets affixed listing the names of those who served in the Union Army Location: Near the Town Hall Type: Military
Communities (5) Name: Bunker Hill Name: Guernseytown Name: Linkfield Name: Oakville Name: Winnemaug
Historical Locations (2) Name: Belden House - Oldest house in town Location: Lower Maine Street Name: Old Nova Scotia School House Location: Munson Park on DeForest St, Watertown, CT 06795
Notable Citizens (4) Name: Benjamin B. Hotchkiss (Engineer 1826-1885 Type: Historic Name: Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne (Mayor of Chicago 1905-07, Governor of Ill 1913-17 Type: Historic Name: John Trumbull (Poet of the American Revolution) Type: Historic Name: Joseph Ruth Neill (President & Gen. Manager of Watertown Mfg. Co.) Type: Contemporary
Newspapers (5) Name: The Post Type: Historic Location: Contact the Watertown Historical Society Website: www.watertown-ct.org/ Name: The Watertown Journal Type: Historic Location: Contact the Watertown Historical Society Website: www.watertown-ct.org/ Name: The Watertown News Type: Historic Location: Contact the Watertown Historical Society Website: www.watertown-ct.org/ Name: Town Times - Weekly (860) 274-6721 Type: Contemporary Location: 469 Main Street, Watertown, CT 06795 Website: www.towntimesnews.com Name: Waterbury Republican & American (203) 574-3636 Type: Contemporary Location: 389 Meadow Street, Waterbury, CT 06722 Website: www.rep-am.com/
Schools (8) Name: Gordon C. Swift Middle School 7-8 (860) 945-4880 Type: Middle School Location: 250 Colonial Street, Oakville, CT 06779 Website: www.swiftmiddle.org Name: Heminway Selementary School 6 (860) 945-4860 Type: Grammar/Elementary Location: 37 Heminway Park Road, Watertown, CT 06795 Website: www.heminwaypark.org Name: John Trumbull Primary Pk-2 (860 945-4850 Type: Grammar/Elementary Location: 779 Buckingham Street, Oakville, CT 06779 Website: www.trumbullprimary.org Name: Judson Elementary School 3-5 (860) 945-4850 Type: Grammar/Elementary Location: 24 Hamilton Lane, Watertown, CT 06795 Website: www.judsonelementary.org Name: Polk Elementary School 3-5 (860) 945-4840 Type: Grammar/Elementary Location: 435 Buckingham Street, Oakville, CT 06779 Website: www.polkschool.org Name: Porter and Chester Institute, (860) 274-9294 Type: College Location: 320 Sylvan Lake Road, Watertown, CT 06779 Website: www.porterchester.com Name: Taft School, College Preparatory, 9 - Post Graduate (860) 945-7777 Type: High School Location: 110 Woodbury Road, Watertown, CT 06795 Website: www.taftschool.org Name: Watertown High School 9-12 (860) 945-4810 Type: High School Location: 324 French Street, Watertown, CT 06795 Website: www.watertownhigh.org
Libraries (2) Name: Oakville Branch (860) 945-5368 Type: Current Location: 55 Davis Street, Oakville, CT 06779 Website: www.watertownlibrary.org Name: Watertown Library (860) 945-5360 Type: Current Location: 470 Main Street, Watertown, CT 06795 Website: www.watertownlibrary.org
Published Histories (4) Name: 3rd Series of the Historical Sketch of Watertown Author: Frederick Dayton Date Published: 1871 Publisher: Cooke, Mattoon & Robbins Name: History of Ancient Westbury & Present Watertown Author: DAR Name: Record of Mortality of the Watertown ,CT Author: Perlee W. Abbott Date Published: 1889 Name: Watertown Then and Now Author: Marian Klamkin Date Published: 1976 Publisher: Beacon Printing Co
Genealogy Websites (1) Historic Timeline (0) Town Historian (1) Name: John Pillis Contact Data: Contact:
Vital Records (1) Birth: 1759 - Present Marriage: 1756 - Present Death: 1772 - Present
