Watertown (Connecticut)

Litchfield County

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Watertown is a town in Litchfield County in the U.S. state of Connecticut, United States, with 22,300 inhabitants ( 2004).

History

Watertown was originally part of the Paugasuck Indians who sold the land in 1684 to Thomas Judd and 35 other owners. 1780 awarded city status, the legislature of Connecticut Watertown.

Attractions

  • First Congregational Church
  • Leatherman 's Cave

Sons and daughters of the town

  • Benjamin Hotchkiss (* 1826, † February 14, 1885 ) American artillery engineer
  • John Trumbull ( born April 24, 1756 † May 11, 1831 ) American Poet

Swell

  • Website of the city of Watertown (English )
  • Place in Connecticut
  • Location in North America
  • Litchfield County
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