Timeline of Watertown, New York

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
18709,336—    
188010,697+1.37%
189014,725+3.25%
190021,696+3.95%
191026,730+2.11%
192031,285+1.59%
193032,205+0.29%
194033,385+0.36%
195034,350+0.29%
196033,306−0.31%
197030,787−0.78%
198027,861−0.99%
199029,429+0.55%
200026,705−0.97%
201027,023+0.12%
202024,685−0.90%
U.S. Decennial Census[1]
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The history of Watertown, a city in Jefferson County, New York, can be traced to the purchase of Upstate New York by Alexander Macomb, leading to a settlement east of Lake Ontario in the early 19th century. The area had seen human occupation since at least the second glacial period, but significant change into what is now known as Watertown did not occur until the beginning of the Machine Age. The city, which was incorporated in 1869, had expanded primarily through trade with Canada. The city destroyed many factories and historical buildings in the 1960s, which began a steady decline in population, from 33,306 in 1960 to 24,685 in 2020, a loss of 26%.

Prehistory

  • c.12,000 BP: Ice from the pleistocene period recedes, leaving the area underwater for ≈ 1,000 years.[2]
  • c.11,000 BP: Land emerges from underwater.[2]

18th century

19th century

20th century

21st century

  • 2006: Public Square Revamp begins.[24]
  • 2008: Public Square Revamp completed.[24]

References

  1. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Archived from the original on April 26, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j WPBS-TV (September 22, 2017), Discovering Watertown, retrieved February 24, 2022
  3. ^ a b Skinner 1876, pp. 12–13.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "City of Watertown, New York - Watertown History". www.watertown-ny.gov. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  5. ^ a b Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Watertown (New York)" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 28 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 411.
  6. ^ "Convertible mortgage bond of Rome, Watertown and Ogdensburgh Railroad Company which operated in the years 1842–1891 (officially until 1913)". Muzeum Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego. January 3, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  7. ^ "Hamilton Child's Jefferson County Gazetteer 1890". Child's Gazetteer. Rootsweb. Archived from the original on October 20, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2008.
  8. ^ Semento, Kristen. "The Paddock Arcade - The Oldest Continually-operated Mall in America". UpstateHistorical. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  9. ^ "About Us". NNY360. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  10. ^ "NPGallery Asset Detail". npgallery.nps.gov. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  11. ^ "About Samaritan Health". Samaritan Health. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  12. ^ "NPGallery Asset Detail". npgallery.nps.gov. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  13. ^ a b "NPGallery Asset Detail". npgallery.nps.gov. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  14. ^ "Soldiers & Sailors Monument - EverGreene". evergreene.com. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  15. ^ a b Flower Memorial Library Tour Brochure (PDF). p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 28, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  16. ^ "NPGallery Asset Detail". npgallery.nps.gov. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  17. ^ "02000144". npgallery.nps.gov. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  18. ^ "NPGallery Asset Detail". npgallery.nps.gov. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  19. ^ "City Manager Job in Watertown, New York at ICMA | JobSearcher". jobsearcher.com. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  20. ^ FOX, CRAIG. "Major repairs shut down Watertown hydroelectric plant". NNY360. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  21. ^ Greenbaum, Hilary; Rubinstein, Dana (March 2, 2012). "Who Made Those Little Trees Air Fresheners?". The New York Times Magazine.
  22. ^ "Public Square Fountain Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  23. ^ a b "Dulles State Office Building". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 2, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
  24. ^ a b "Watertown, NY Official Site Streetscape Project". Downtown Watertown. City of Watertown, NY. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved July 4, 2008.

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