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Watertown is a town in Jefferson County, New York, United States. The population was 4,470 at the 2010 census. The town is located in the central part of the county and borders the city of Watertown to the south, east, and west. As the city has a population of 24,685, or six times the town's population, references to "Watertown, New York", usually apply to the city rather than the town. [edit] History
Numerous sites of aboriginal habitation were found by early surveyors of this region. The region was later part of Macomb's Purchase. Watertown was established as a town on March 14, 1800 from Mexico before the formation of Jefferson County, while still in Oneida County. The towns of Rutland (1802) and Hounsfield (1806) were soon formed from parts of Watertown. The town was first settled in 1800 around the time of the first permanent US military presence in the region, which was established at nearby Sackets Harbor to guard the international border and to fight smuggling in the St. Lawrence region. In 1816, the community of Watertown set itself off from the town by incorporating as a village. It became a city in 1869. The John Losee House was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2014. [edit] Research Tips[edit] External Links
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