Watertown, Massachusetts

Overview
The first settlement was made by Sir Richard Saltonstall and the Rev. George Phillips who were the leaders of a compny of about forty male English immigrants who in 1630 proceeded about four miles up the Charles River.

The first of the inland towns of its day, Watertown was incorporated 7 Sep 1630. It had original approximate boundaries of 8 miles from the town center.

By 1635 this town included modern day Watertown, Waltham, Weston, and parts of Lincoln and Cambridge.