Watertown, Massachusetts

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Watertown, Massachusetts is a historic suburban city just west of Boston, known for its early industrial development and significant Armenian-American community.

Aliases (5)
  • City of Watertown, Massachusetts ×2
  • Town of Watertown ×2
  • East Watertown ×1
  • Watertown ×1
  • West Watertown ×1

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
adjacentTo Belmont, Massachusetts
Boston, Massachusetts
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Newton, Massachusetts
areaCode 617
857
climate humid continental climate
country United States
county Middlesex County, Massachusetts
demographicsFeature notable Armenian diaspora community
foundedAs Watertown
foundingCentury 17th century
governmentType council-manager government
hasCityHall Watertown City Hall
hasCulturalInstitution Armenian Library and Museum of America
Watertown Free Public Library
hasEducationalInstitution Watertown High School
Watertown Middle School
hasEthnicCommunity Armenian-American community
hasFireDepartment Watertown Fire Department
hasHistoricSignificance early industrial development center
one of the earliest inland settlements in Massachusetts Bay Colony
hasHistoricSite Edmund Fowle House
Watertown Arsenal
hasNeighborhood East Watertown
Watertown Square
West Watertown
hasPark Arsenal Park
Filippello Park
hasPoliceDepartment Watertown Police Department
hasPublicLibrarySystem Watertown Free Public Library
hasShoppingArea Arsenal Yards
hasTransportation Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority bus service
isSuburbOf Boston, Massachusetts
knownFor historic mills and industrial sites
significant Armenian-American population
suburban residential character
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNear Boston, Massachusetts
locatedOn Charles River
officialWebsite https://www.watertown-ma.gov/
partOf Greater Boston
postalCode 02472
region New England
state Massachusetts


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