1959 Map of Watertown

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The Black River carves through the heart of this Jefferson County landscape, serving as the industrial and geographic anchor for Watertown. This 1959 survey, updated with purple photorevisions from 1981, reveals the city's complex urban fabric, from the residential clusters around Starbuck Sch and State St Sch to the institutional grounds of the County Fairground and Mercy Hosp. The presence of Sewalls Island and Diamond Island within the river channel highlights the historical importance of the waterway to local power and industry. Beyond the city limits, the terrain transitions into the agricultural and wooded expanses of Dry Hill and Boynton Hill. Evidence of early settlement patterns persists in the outskirts at Fields Settlement and Talcott Corners, while numerous burial grounds like Arsenal St Cem and Graves Hill Cem provide vital links for local genealogical research.