WATERTOWN AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY

The Watertown Area Historical Society was formed in 1998 to collect, preserve and report the historical story of Watertown and its surrounding area... Watertown experienced steady growth throughout the first half of the 20th Century by acting as a retail trade and service center of the surrounding area and by retaining traditional and new small scale businesses and industries. Watertown also developed as a community by making many civic improvements. A central sewer and water system was installed in the 1920s. The public library was established in 1939. In the late 1950s, Watertown Community Hospital was built and continued operation until 1979. A new wastewater treatment plant was completed in 1994 and a new city hall in 1996. In 2007 the elementary school was replaced and the middle school and high school buildings expanded and revamped... During the Civil War, Watertown remained at a standstill. Most of its men joined the army of the North, but some sought refuge across the border..

Also known as: WAHS, Watertown

Primary location: Waconia United States